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Labourer engaged in working the expansion of road project at Kalvin Road
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Health worker administering polio drops to a child in train at Cantt Station
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A man selling fish at a roadside stall
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An old blacksmith busy in preparing saw at his work place for upcoming winter season to cut fire woods
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A honey-bee extracts nectar from a seasonal flower near Sarfaranga Desert
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PHA workers excavate the ground near the Panjab University to grow new seasonal plants
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An artisan is painting the minarets used in the decoration of the mosque at his workplace
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NIH diagnoses conjunctivitis epidemic
ISLAMABAD, Oct 03 (APP): The National Institute of Health (NIH) has diagnosed the epidemic of conjunctivitis.
In a statement, Caretaker Federal Minister for Health Dr. Nadeem Jan said that the National Institute of Health was a scientific and technical institution.
He added that the National Institute of Health was responsible for diagnosis and monitoring of epidemics.
According to the National Institute of Health, the recent outbreak was caused by Coxsackievirus A24, Dr Nadeem Jan added.
He said that due to this virus, there was a medium outbreak in different countries.
“People need not worry and take precautionary measures,” Dr. Nadeem Jan said.
He said that citizens should follow the SOPs issued by the federal and provincial governments to prevent conjunctivitis.
Dr. Nadeem Jan said that the government was ensuring coordinated measures to keep people safe from epidemics.