In view of the spike in dengue cases, the State health department has issued an advisory to the schools. Issuing the advisory, the additional secretary medical health and mission director National Health Mission (NHM), Yugal Kishore Pant said that all the district magistrates have been asked to ensure that the school children are kept safe from dengue.
He said that the patients affected by the disease are mostly being reported from Dehradun, Haridwar, Udgam Singh Nagar, Nainital, Pauri, Tehri and Almora districts. He said that though the number of patients afflicted by the disease this year is less as compared to last year there is no room for complacency.
As per the experts, the cases might witness a surge in number in the coming days as season is now changing, he warned. The advisory says that the children should wear full sleeve clothes to prevent exposure for mosquito bite while in schools.
The school administration should identify the potential breeding places of mosquito and destroy them. The health department has also asked the schools to start an awareness drive regarding the disease to make both the parents and the children aware of the preventives.