At least 34 Government school students were taken ill after being administered deworming medication as part of Delhi Government’s deworming initiative on Thursday. Twelve girls were admitted to Bara Hindu Rao Hospital and kept under daycare observation. Fourteen students were taken to Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital and 8 others to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital.
The deworming drive was started by Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Wednesday. Around 35 lakh students from Government schools were dewormed in the Capital on Thursday. In May, private schools too will be integrated into the deworming campaign, said Jain.
With regard to the issue, Jain also told the waiting media that “there was nothing to panic about. Uneasiness and dizziness are part of the medication process, especially for children who suffer from severe worm infestation.”
late on Thursday evening, a nine-year-old student was referred to Bara Hindu Rao from Deep Chand Bandu Hospital, informed Dr DK Seth of Bara Hindu Rao, adding the child is under medical observation.