Two women die of cholera

Published May 27, 2005

SIALKOT, May 26: Two women died of cholera here on Thursday. Asif’s daughter Sonia, an eighth class student, died of cholera in Bhakharewali, Sambrial, and aged Allah Rakhi in Pasrur.

According to doctors, a large number of cholera patients have been admitted to the Government Allama Iqbal DHQ Hospital and THQ hospitals in Sialkot, Daska, Sambrial and Pasrur.

A spokesman for the health department said the anti-cholera vaccination was being given to cholera patients.

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