Agartala, Aug 04, 2023, TRIPURA TIMES Desk
Agartala, Aug 04: Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha held an important meeting with the officials of the Health department to review the overall dengue situation.
He said, the Health department is closely monitoring the situation and there is no need to worry since necessary initiatives to prevent the further spread have already been taken.
Mayor Dipak Majumder, Chief Secretary J.K. Sinha, health Secretary Dr. Debashis Basu and other officials were present in the meeting.
Later in a tweet, the Chief Minister wrote, “the spread of dengue has been reported from some places including Dhanpur over the past few days. To review the situation, today held a meeting with the officials of Health department at the conference hall of the secretariat. We are closely monitoring the situation. There is no need to worry; the Health department has taken all necessary steps to prevent further spread.”
Speaking to the media after the meeting, the Health secretary said, various steps were already taken to prevent spread of dengue.
He said, “the total number of dengue patients in the state is 157 and among them, 35 are admitted at GBP hospital. Medical teams including specialist doctors have been sent to the dengue-affected area.”
The Health secretary also stated that the dengue fever was reported since July 13 in Dhanpur and these cases might have been migrated from Bangladesh.
Dr. Basu said he along with the Medical Superintendent of GBP Hospital visited the hospital and inquired about the health condition of the patients.
"We have sufficient logistics, including over 1500 ELISA kits, in stock. An amount of Rs 2 lakh has been sanctioned from NHM to produce more ELISA kits, and other required items are also sufficient," he told reporters.
The Health secretary also said that awareness drives are being carried out on a regular basis. According to him, other steps for fogging and declaring the upcoming Sunday as a dry day to clear stored water were also taken. He also said a patient with Japanese Encephalitis is under treatment at TMC hospital.
Dr. Tapan Majumder, Head of Microbiology Department, AGMC, the type of dengue detected in the state is not much worrisome. But, he advised the people to stay alert. If any person develops symptoms, he/ she needs to visit doctor.
Dr. Sankar Chakraborty, MS of GBP hospital, said the treatment is being provided to the dengue patients in a special ward of the hospital. Among the dengue patients presently admitted at the GB hospital, two are pregnant women. Medicine specialist Dr. Arunabha Dasgupta highlighted the symptoms of the dengue.