Nagpur: The central government has rushed high-level teams to nine states and union territories due to the dengue outbreak in the country. There has been a rise in dengue cases and the teams have been ordered to take urgent public health measures to control the disease.
The high-level team has been deployed in Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh Kerala, Punjab, Uttarakhand and New Delhi.
The health ministry in a statement said, “This [move] is in accordance with directions from the union health minister, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, during a review meeting on the dengue situation in Delhi on November 1, 2021.” Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya directed the health ministry to extend help in all the states which are reporting a spike in dengue cases.
According to the government data, 1,16,991 dengue cases have been reported in various states and union territories across the country. Total of 15 states and union territories have reported the highest number of dengue cases this year. The 15 states have contributed to almost 86 per cent of the country’s total dengue infections till October 31.
Delhi has recorded nearly 1,200 dengue fever cases only in the month of October, raising fear in the authorities and citizens.
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