Two cases of dengue have been reported in Delhi even as the monsoon is still to arrive in the capital. However, the civic officials insist that the infection has been contracted from outside the city.
“Two patients admitted to Apollo Hospital and AIIMS have been tested positive for dengue,” MCD chief medical officer N.K. Yadav, stated. These are the first confirmed cases in the city this season.
However, he maintained that these are not “indigenous” cases. “Both reside in Delhi. But one of them had gone to his native place in south India while the other went on a vacation. They were hospitalised after coming back. The infection has been contracted from outside,” he further stated.
Asked about reports wife of BJP Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu has been admitted to Apollo Hospital with suspected dengue, he said he has no information in this regard.
The civic authorities have been concerned over the incidence of dengue this year as the city will host the Commonwealth Games in October, a month which generally witnesses prevalence of dengue cases.
The MCD had this year preponed its insectoral meet with Delhi government, DJB, DMRC and other stakeholders on prevention of vector- and water-borne diseases by about two months. It is procuring 14 vehicle-mounted fogging machines and 247 hand-held pulse jet type thermal fogging machines to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes in the city.
Source:asianage.com
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