Another polio case reported in Balochistan
After the new case in the province, the tally of positive cases has reached 83 across the country
QUETTA:
A 16-month-old child was tested positive for polio virus in Balochistan on Saturday raising the tally of the crippling disease to 25 cases across the province in 2020.
According to a provincial health department source, the presence of the virus in the child had been confirmed who belonged to Gulistan Tehsil of Qilla Abdullah and was not vaccinated against polio.
Health officials appealed to parents to keep children vaccinated against polio to prevent them from becoming permanently disabled, as it was the only way to eradicate the crippling disease from the country.