Concerned over the alarming outbreak of vector-borne diseases in the national Capital, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government on Thursday announced the setting up of a dedicated helpline to provide medical assistance to people and help them locate nearest fever clinics.
A senior Government official said people can call at 011-22307145 to get information relating to nearest fever clinics and also medical assistance. The Health Department of Delhi Government has set up 355 fever clinics across the city to deal with dengue and chikungunya cases, the
official said.
Fever clinics are flooded with patients as more cases of chikungunya are being reported every hour, said sources. Meanwhile, the Delhi Government asked the people not to panic as there was no death of medicines and beds in the hospitals.
Besides, the Government has also made public lists of its 24 hospitals where diagnostic tests are done free of cost. These hospitals where free medicines are also available include Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital, Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital, Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital and GTB Hospital.