‘No polio case in Punjab’

Published April 13, 2015
The spokesman clarified that no polio case had so far been reported in Punjab during 2015. — AFP/file
The spokesman clarified that no polio case had so far been reported in Punjab during 2015. — AFP/file

LAHORE: The health department has denied any polio case in Shahpur tehsil of Sargodha. A spokesman of health department said that a team comprising experts of WHO and district health officer examined the twins and found them suffering from cerebral palsy, a congenital defect.

The spokesman clarified that no polio case had so far been reported in Punjab during 2015.

Published in Dawn, April 13th, 2015

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