Chandigarh, Feb. 14 -- All government and private hospitals, clinics and laboratories in Haryana will have to report every confirmed case of vector-borne diseases to the concerned civil surgeon within 24 hours of detection along with complete patient details. Haryana government has notified the amended Haryana Epidemic Diseases (malaria, dengue, chikungunya and Japanese encephalitis) Regulations, 2024. "Now the provisions have been made to penalise the violators of the regulations," additional chief secretary (health) Sumita Misra said informing that the notification has been issued under Section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, in view of the continued threat posed by outbreaks of malaria, dengue, chikungunya and Japanese Encephalitis (JE). The regulations have come into immediate effect and will remain in force till March 31, 2027. Under the new framework, information must also be updated on the Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP) portal to ensure real-time monitoring and coordinated response. To protect patients from excessive medical charges during outbreaks, the government has capped the cost of recommended dengue tests. Private hospitals and laboratories are not permitted to charge more than Rs.600 and private hospitals have been directed not to charge more than Rs.11,000 per patient for single donor platelets (SDP), if required....