more-inThe health wing of the city Corporation has come under harsh criticism from Health Secretary Rajeev Sadanandan for failing to take timely steps to contain the dengue outbreak in the capital city, despite advanced warning. Thiruvananthapuram is the district with the maximum number of dengue cases in the State, with more than 1,900 cases in the Corporation area alone. Mr. Sadanandan said that the local body was given an advanced warning of the possibility of a large-scale dengue outbreak as early as December. So, while all other districts were able to bring dengue under control after the initial outbreak, the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has failed to do so,” said the Health Secretary. “We have deployed sanitation workers to do fogging in all wards, especially in areas where the chances of dengue outbreak are more.

Source: The Hindu May 17, 2017 19:37 UTC