Anti-polio teams are deployed in shopping malls and markets of Quetta and Pishin. Children coming for Eid shopping are being administered polio vaccine.
Coordinator Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Syed Zahid Shah says that the center is active in Balochistan to protect children from polio even during the days of Eid.
He said that the targeted anti-polio campaign will continue till late tonight in shopping malls and markets.
Coordinator EOC said that apart from shopping malls, teams are also deployed at bus stands and various entry points.
He said that during Eid days, the teams will also give the children anti-epidemic drops in the parks of the city. The campaign will continue till July 10.
Zahid Shah said that in view of the new cases in Afghanistan, there is a risk of the presence of polio virus in Balochistan.
He further said that 36 teams are deployed in shopping malls and markets and bus stands.
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