Islamabad: Pakistan's capital Islamabad has reported 52 dengue cases in a single day. Of those, 33 were reported in rural areas while 19 were found in urban areas of Islamabad, according to the District Health Office, local media reported on Wednesday.

The highest number of cases were reported in Islamabad's Bhara Kahu (17). After the emergence of new dengue cases, Pakistan's Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal has ordered officials to intensify fogging, Pakistan's leading daily Dawn reported.

He ordered establishment of dedicated wards in hospitals for dengue patients while ensuring that medicines, beds and diagnostic facilities are available in all health facilities. Meanwhile, the health minister chaired a meeting to review the dengue situation. During the meeting, partici

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