Dengue, malaria cases up in Delhi; Delhi CM Kejriwal calls meeting with officials
New Delhi, July 28: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has convened a meeting at the Delhi Secretariat on Friday in the wake of a concerning increase in dengue cases following recent floods.
The primary objective of this meeting is to develop a comprehensive strategy to tackle the rising number of dengue cases that have affected the city in the past few weeks. The meeting will be attended by Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj, Mayor Shelly Oberoi, and relevant officials from various departments, all coming together to address this urgent situation.
With the continuous onslaught of monsoon rains in the region, there has been a sharp increase in the occurrence of dengue and malaria in Delhi, significantly impacting the health and well-being of numerous residents.
In the past two weeks alone, Delhi has reported 51 cases of dengue, a concerning development that has the health authorities on high alert. The devastating floods could have exacerbated the situation by creating conducive breeding grounds for disease-carrying mosquitoes.
Stagnant water and unhygienic conditions are considered the ideal environment for the mosquito population to thrive and multiply.
On July 19, the Delhi Government's Department of Drug Control released a warning stressing the rise in vector-borne illnesses in the nation's capital brought on by the rainy season.
"Aspirin, Ibuprofen, and Diclofenac group of medicines may be restricted to be sold on a prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner only," the advice stated.
Prior to this, Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi visited many hospitals in the capital city on July 17 and gave the sanitation department instructions to conduct a cleanliness blitz and reduce the risk of infectious diseases in flood-affected areas.
Shelly explained to the reporters that they were there to inspect the hospitals. Diseases including dengue, chikungunya, and malaria are a concern because floodwater is present everywhere.
In order to reduce dengue and malaria cases, instructions have been given to the sanitation department to conduct a cleanliness blitz in flood-affected areas.
- ANI
