All five deaths due to chikungunya reported today have taken place at Apollo Hospital and most of the victims were aged 80 or above. The Health Minister pressed on the need to start rigorous awareness campaigns regarding the preventive steps to be taken by the people in their communities.
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“He was diagnosed positive for chikungunya through RT-PCR test”.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Thursday said that one can not die from chikungunya, and added that this information is available on Google and is not his personal opinion.
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party volunteers, local leaders and MLAs, along with civic body officials, initiated fogging and fumigation to tackle mosquito menace in the City.
Doctors say that chikungunya is not a life-threatening disease in general, but in rare cases leads to complications that prove fatal, especially in children and old persons. All these succumbed due to chikungunya complication. Kejriwal’s government has now announced 1,000 more beds across hospitals to deal with the crisis and has fixed prices for diagnostic tests. “But if they don’t get an extension, they are also likely to leave in some time”, said the doctor.
Municipal corporations have recorded at least 1,057 cases in the city till September 10.
In an affidavit filed in the court, it said strict surveillance of preparedness and impact of these diseases has been carried out for taking further preventive measures as, due to environmental conditions, the number of diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and malaria shows an upswing during July to October.
According to National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), around 12,255 cases of chinkungunya have been reported across the country till August 31.
The Delhi government on Thursday urged union Health Minister JP Nadda to call a meeting of health ministers of Delhi and neighbouring states to review healthcare facilities.
Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung also urged all stakeholders to make all-out efforts to check Chikungunya and dengue cases in Delhi.
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“He expired today (Thursday) early morning”, said an statement from the hospital.
Over 770 cases were reported till September 3 this season.
At municipal-run Bara Hindu Rao hospital, a 30-year-old woman had died of chikungunya on September 5. Data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare reveals that 9427 people are suspected to be carrying the vector-borne disease and 911 tested positive as on September 11.
According to civic bodies, the highest dengue cases were reported in 2015 with a total of 15,876 people infected by the vector-borne disease with 60 deaths. People die directly of dengue. “AAP volunteers held camps for dengue and chikungunya patients”, said AAP volunteers.
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The state health minister, who was in Goa till yesterday (Sept. 13) has blamed the media for spreading panic.
