To control the vector-borne diseases, the Delhi Government is going to launch an awareness campaign with the help of resident welfare association (RWA) to tackle the spread of dengue and chikungunya in the national Capital.
However, the Government claimed that “situation in normal” in terms of the swine flu threat that has taken over the country with statistics showing on “320 cases” and only two deaths since January this year in the national Capital.
Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said the Government is taking all measures to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases and will start a massive awareness campaign from 1 August across Delhi.
“In order to tackle the vector-borne disease at micro level, it is imperative that people should keep their homes and surroundings clean. The Government will involve RWA to start the awareness campaign for the same,” he said.
According to a municipal report released on Monday, 35 cases of dengue, 20 cases of malaria and 12 cases of chikungunya were reported last week by various hospitals.
The total number of dengue cases has reached 180, while the number of malaria cases has shot up to 230, and chikungunya cases stand at 195, the report said.
Meanwhile, Jain claimed that “situation is normal” in terms of the swine flu threat.
Jain said the Government has sufficient stocks for more than two months to deal with swine flu. The data provided by government has compared it with the staggering number 2,738 and 2,480 cases of Maharashtra and Karnataka respectively.
At least 303 people have died in Maharashtra and
81 in Gujarat since January this year.
In Rajasthan, 412 have been diagnosed while 59 died and in south 1,187 cases of swine flue have been found with 67 deaths.