Delhi Govt Hospitals To Reserve 5% Beds For Dengue Patients

Dengue has been a rising concern in the national capital. And in order to combat the situation, the Delhi Government on Tuesday said that the hospitals have been directed to keep 5 per cent of hospital beds for dengue patients. Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj further stated that a portal will be used to report daily dengue cases, as it was done during COVID-19.

Addressing the media, Bharadwaj said, "Nodal officers of Delhi Cantt, NDMC, MCD, Delhi govt, and AIIMS have come here. We have directed them that the 5% of beds that were reserved for COVID, will now be reserved for dengue. We have a portal where dengue cases will also be reported the way Covid cases used to get reported every day, We asked them to reduce the duration of time taken for test results".

Reportedly the Delhi Minister will be inspecting some schools on Wednesday to supervise the compliance of norms for full-sleeved clothing by students. He warned schools of action if they are found violating the directions on dengue.

"All the schools have been directed to ask students to wear clothes with full sleeves and be fully covered. Schools are not following the directions. Tomorrow (Wednesday), I will be going on a surprise inspection of some schools along with district magistrates. Wherever there will be lapses, action will be taken," Bharadwaj was quoted as saying.

According to a report of the Municipal Corporation released on Monday, the national capital logged 56 fresh dengue cases last week. As per the Municipal Corporation, the total number of dengue cases stand at 243, as of July 28.