Pakistan’s polio fight suffers a blow with two new cases reported in the south

A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child (Fareed Khan/AP)

Pakistan has reported two new polio cases in the southern province of Sindh, health officials said, a blow to efforts aimed at eradicating the crippling disease among children.

It brings the total to 29 cases across the country since January, despite several immunization drives.