Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Nov 1:The Union Ministry of Health will constitute an expert team to monitor rising dengue cases in the national capital.
Notably, a review meeting, chaired by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on the dengue situation across the country is underway in the national capital. According to the sources close to the development, awareness campaigns will be held in schools and speed testing for the vector-borne disease will also be done in Delhi.
Meanwhile, the Centre asked the Delhi government to procure dengue NS1 ELISA testing kits to maximize dengue testing in Delhi. As per the sources, all around 200 districts affected by dengue outbreak will be identified and teams will be diverted from those involved in COVID-19 duties.
Private hospitals in Delhi are increasing the number of beds. With the rising cases, breaching the 1,000-mark in recent days, the government and the private hospitals across Delhi have ramped up the beds and other medical facilities.
Notably, Dengue cases in the national capital have seen an unprecedented spurt with cases crossing a thousand mark in which more than 650 cases are being recorded in the month of October alone. According to a recent report from SDMC, 1,006 cases of Dengue have been reported in Delhi.
