Chikungunya: L-G instructs Delhi hospitals to deploy doctors as necessary

Lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung on Sunday directed officials to deploy more doctors in city hospitals as per necessity to deal with the spurt in cases of chikungunya and dengue, which have claimed over a dozen lives this season.

Updated on: Sep 19, 2016, 24:30:30 IST

Hindustan Times | By Vishal Kant, New Delhi

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Lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung on Sunday directed officials to deploy more doctors in city hospitals as per necessity to deal with the spurt in cases of chikungunya and dengue, which have claimed over a dozen lives this season.

Lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung directed officials to deploy more doctors in Delhi hospitals to deal with the spurt in cases of chikungunya and dengue. (HT Photo)

Jung took stock of the preparedness of fever clinics, wards and labs in Lok Nayak Hospital, Bara Hindu Rao Hospital and the GTB Hospital, and interacted with doctors and patients.

He directed the administration to deploy more doctors in fever clinics as per necessity, and also asked health secretary to keep him updated on the matter regularly.

The L-G’s visit comes a day after a war of words with the Delhi government over his direction to deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia to cut short his Finland visit in the wake of the spurt in cases of chikungunya and dengue.

Water minister Kapil Mishra had alleged that Jung refused to meet them on Saturday when he and health minister Satyendar Jain went to his office following the directive.

L-G officials said as part of the visit on Sunday, Jung along with his team went to fever clinics, wards, laboratories, emergency, casualty and waiting areas in Lok Nayak Hospital, Bara Hindu Rao Hospital, GTB Hospital.

According to the medical superintendent at Lok Nayak Hospital Dr JC Passey, out of 200 beds dedicated to chikungunya and dengue patients, 76 are occupied. Most patients came to the hospital from central Delhi with 10% of the patients being from neighbouring states, such as UP.

“He also informed the L-G that apart from one death last month, there have been no fatalities and that chikungunya patients do not always require hospitalisation. The MS also said that as per their data, the ratio of chikungunya to dengue patients this year is 4:1,” a statement from L-G office said.

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Vishal Kant
Stationed in Ranchi, Vishal is heading the Jharkhand Bureau of Hindustan Times since November 2017. Besides leading the reporting team, Vishal tracks and writes on developments related to the state politics, economy and policy matters in Jharkhand. Prior to his current assignment, Vishal used to work in New Delhi after graduating from the University of Delhi. Vishal joined HT in the rank of Assistant Editor in August 2015 and was part of the Delhi Metro Bureau, covering a host of issues in the City-state including politics, policy---especially those related to urban traffic & transport infrastructure and railways. A native of Palamu district in Jharkhand, Vishal started his two-decade long career in the mainstream media in 2006. During this period, he has has worked in different capacity with a number of national media houses including the Financial Chronicle, India Today, Deccan Herald and The Hindu, before moving to the Hindustan Times. He holds the experience of having worked in three major mediums of mass communication--Print, Electronic and Digital. He is a proud father of two daughters.Read More

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