Lt Governor Anil Baijal on April 29 had directed Delhi government-run Lok Nayak Hospital to keep beds ready for dengue and chikungunya patients in the event of an outbreak of the vector-borne diseases in the city.
Even after all the preventive measures taken by the authorities cases of dengue continue to rise in the national Capital. A total of 32 cases of dengue have been reported so far this year. In 2016, seven cases of the vector-borne disease were reported from the capital by this month of the year.
The report prepared by South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Monday suggested two fresh cases of dengue in last one week. At least 86 cases of chikungunya have been reported in the national capital this year even though the season of the vector-borne diseases had ended in December.
Lt Governor Anil Baijal on April 29 had directed Delhi government-run Lok Nayak Hospital to keep beds ready for dengue and chikungunya patients in the event of an outbreak of the vector-borne diseases in the city.
The LG instructed the hospitals to have sufficient number of beds in the coming monsoon season. During the discussion, the medical superintendents of the hospitals apprised about the problems being faced by the hospitals such as shortage of staff, shortage of equipment, traffic problems and encroachment of hospital land, particularly in the vicinity of Guru Nanak Eye Centre.
The Lt Governor had on March 23 had held a review meeting with the three municipal commissioners on preparations for combating vector-borne diseases in the city in the wake of cases of vector-borne diseases still being reported.
At least 15 fatalities were reported last year at various hospitals in the city due to complications triggered by chikungunya though the civic bodies have kept the death tally at zero.
At least 21 deaths due to dengue were reported last year at various hospitals, including nine at AIIMS, though the official tally of the SDMC stood at 10. The season for the vector-borne diseases begins from mid-July and generally lasts till November-end.
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The newly formed municipal corporation will initiate the fogging process early
Government will get more rigorous in tackling the cases of dengue and chikungunya
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