The death toll raised to 11 in Delhi with a six-year-old boy and a woman succumbed to the disease.
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As the child’s condition deteriorate, the family then shifted him to Holy Family Hospital on Okhla road, where he tested positive for dengue and passed away on Sunday evening.
Here’s the full report.
“We are giving treatment to critically ill patients suffering from dengue on stretchers”.
On number of beds at hospitals: In view of the recent upsurge in dengue cases, we have ensured that the number of beds in the Central government hospitals is increased.
The Government is also planning a corrective action and may take over the private hospitals during an emergency, but only for a temporary period. The patient has to be stabilised if beds are unavailable. Private hospitals can be costlier during epidemics such as dengue.
The authorities ordered a magisterial inquiry into the death after media reported that the boy was refused admission at five private hospitals.
Stressing that war against dengue could be tackled by focusing on preventive as well as curative measures, Jayani said that though the health department has created special wards for dengue patients, increasing flow of patients with change in season implies that local Government department would have to speed-up its drive against citizens who were not keeping their surrounding clean. Hospitals have reported a shortage of beds and staff as they try to cope with the throngs of patients.
Surprise inspections on Tuesday, carried out by Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister, to different State-run hospitals, has been very upsetting.
Girish Tyagi, registrar of the Delhi Medical Council, said the authorities had failed in spreading awareness of the disease and to prevent a panic among the residents.
Political rivals continued to slam the AAP government for mishandling the dengue crisis and alleged fudging of dengue figures by the government. The situation has forced the government to improvise by conducting fever clinics outside hospital buildings to compensate for the lack of space.
The serological tests are yet to ascertain the prevelance of dengue strain in the city, according to National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
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The study also pegged the cost of dengue fever treatment in India at $548 million per year.
