U.P. cancels leave of doctors as dengue cases rise
Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak said that increasing dengue cases are being controlled in Uttar Pradesh and all measures are being taken to avoid the spread
The Uttar Pradesh government has cancelled the leave of all doctors and paramedical staff, with dengue cases rising in the state.
Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Wednesday said that dengue cases are less than last year. He said that increasing dengue cases are being controlled in Uttar Pradesh and all measures are being taken to avoid the spread.
“Beds are reserved in hospitals and preparations for enough platelets are being made. Leaves of all government doctors and health-related people have been cancelled,” said Pathak.
Earlier on Friday, the Centre informed that it has decided to depute a high-level team to Uttar Pradesh in collaboration with the state authorities for instituting measures for dengue management in Firozabad, Agra and Etawah districts.
According to the statement from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the six-member central team to Uttar Pradesh comprises experts from National Centre for Disease Control, National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control and Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi.
The team will be headed by Dr VK Chaudhary, senior RD, Regional Office of Health and Family Welfare, Lucknow.
{{/usCountry}}The team will be headed by Dr VK Chaudhary, senior RD, Regional Office of Health and Family Welfare, Lucknow.
{{/usCountry}}The team shall work closely with the state health department and take stock of the ground situation and recommend necessary public health interventions to manage the increasing cases of dengue being reported in the state, it stated.
{{/usCountry}}The team shall work closely with the state health department and take stock of the ground situation and recommend necessary public health interventions to manage the increasing cases of dengue being reported in the state, it stated.
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