Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, meanwhile, said unlike dengue, chikungunya in itself can not cause death.
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While West Bengal has reported 5,129 dengue cases and 22 deaths, the disease has affected 5,183 people and claimed nine lives in Odisha. “One should get admitted only if the doctor advises them to do so and not because they are scared”, he said.
Chikungunya cases in the national capital have sharply risen to over 1,000 this season, marking a jump of almost 90 per cent from its count last week. The representatives from the Central government hospitals informed that there was no shortage of beds, drugs, testing facilities etc., to treat the incoming patients.
“Medically, there is no death due to chikungunya, but media is showing deaths due to this disease”.
Nadda also urged the people not to panic and help in pacifying the current upsurge of vector borne diseases.
Just like the end of any other Monsoon season, the mosquito borne Dengue and Chikungunya fever have infested India’s capital, Delhi.
“It is, therefore, requested that a meeting may be convened inviting the health ministers of the NCR region to review the state-wise action required to augment healthcare facilities for effective tackling of the issue”, Jain added.
All responsible must come together to solve the vector borne disease outbreak. The figure before the season of dengue and chikungunya was one lakh.
Incidentally, Isha of Kabir Nagar area, died at Hindu Rao Hospital, one of the biggest municipal hospitals in Delhi, due to “complications triggered by chikungunya”.
The reference was to a Delhi High Court decision of August 4 which ruled that the Lt Governor would be in-charge of administrative affairs in Delhi and not the elected government.
The Health ministry is also providing training to health workers to ensure timely implementation of various activities that need to be undertaken for vector control, he said.
The designated malaria wing of the health directorate is reportedly ill-equipped and short of manpower to take on the spread of vector borne diseases, said insiders.
Nadda further said the Centre also held three video conferences in the regard, adding that he had also called on the Delhi Health Minister and authorities of NDMC and MCD and guided them with the protocol which was to be followed.
Dr B S Rana, Chairman, Board of Management of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, said in all the four deaths which have taken place, the victims were elderly. Only water minister Kapil Mishra is stationed in the national capital.
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“Most of them had associated co-morbid disease conditions and complications like chronic kidney disease, coronary artery disease, which affect the course of recovery”, Apollo Hospital said.
