LARKANA: Five new cases of polio have been reported in Sindh, said Director General (DG) Health Services Dr Hussain Bux Memon on Thursday. The most affected district is Ghotki where two new cases of polio have been reported, and three cases have been reported from Jacobabad, Nawabshah, and Gadap in Karachi. He claimed that the chances of affliction have been reduced by 99 percent in the province and that a special task force had been formed to work in the areas affected by polio. He was optimistic that Sindh would be polio free after December. |