The Delhi government has directed all schools in the national capital to observe "dry day" once a week during which coolers, flower pots, bird pots, water containers, stagnant water and other possible sites be checked thoroughly to prevent mosquito breeding.
The Delhi government on Saturday launched two helplines as part of its anti-dengue campaign '10 Hafte, 10 Baje, 10 Minute'. The helpline numbers launched are 23300012 and 8595920530 (WhatsApp helpline).
Delhi government has re-launched its anti-dengue campaign-'10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute' on September 06 under which an extensive awareness campaign against dengue and chikungunya will be carried out for 10 weeks.
The Delhi government's 10-week anti-dengue campaign kicksarted on Sunday, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal checking his house for stagnant water. The campaign seeks to build greater awareness on prevention of vector-borne diseases in Delhi.
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Amid the rising coronavirus cases, another battle is looming over the horizon of Delhi. The cases of mosquito-borne diseases are rising in the national capital. As per the latest data released by all three municipal corporations, the city has recorded 73 cases of Dengue, Malaria and Chikungunya so far.
A 30-year-old doctor, who tested negative for coronavirus, died of dengue in a private hospital in Coimbatore. Jayamohan, was serving in the primary health centre in Tengumarhada, a tribal village, in Nilgiris district.
Dengue outbreak has set a new record with the number of reported cases surging to 49,587 in Pakistan during the current year, taking a leap of over 5,000 cases in less than two weeks.
"The number of dengue cases reported from different parts of West Bengal was 44,852," the report submitted to Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha on November 9 said admitting a spurt in dengue cases in the state in the last fortnight.
A 16-year-old Delhi girl, suspected to be suffering from dengue, has died here, officials and hospital sources said on Sunday. A resident of East Kidwai Nagar housing complex, she was admitted to Max Hospital here and was running fever for the last 8-10 days, officials said.
Less than 1100 cases of dengue and no deaths due to the mosquito-borne disease have been reported so far this year in the city, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday.
Dengue outbreak has claimed 66 lives and affected over 44,000 people in Pakistan this year. According to a document available with Dawn, this year 44,415 cases of dengue have been confirmed. Of this, 12,433 cases were reported from Islamabad, 10,142 from Sindh, 9,260 from Punjab, 7,346 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 3,051 from Balochistan.
The maximum number of patients has been reported from Indira Nagar locality in the state capital.
Gokul Sai Krishna was on his way to a private hospital in Bengaluru when he succumbed to dengue.
On September 8, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had launched a special mass campaign under the name 10 hafte, 10 baje, 10 minute’ by inspecting his home for stagnant water to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases.
With the threat of dengue looming large in Uttar Pradesh's capital, 433 people have been confirmed to be affected by the disease here since January including Navneet Sehgal, principal secretary, Khadi Gram Udyog.
As per official data, over 1,100 dengue cases have been reported in the metropolis in October alone.
As per the state health department, around 250 dengue cases have been registered in Patna since September 27, when the downpour began and continued for the next couple of days.
After devastating floods ravaged Bihar, state capital Patna and other regions are in the clutches of dengue epidemic. About 900 cases have been registered across the state out of which Patna alone has accounted for 640 cases. Saturday (October 5) saw 120 fresh cases of dengue. In addition to dengue, cases of Chikungunya have also been registered.
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