Capital Hospital here has already opened special dengue wards to treat the affected people, while the private hospitals are also making similar efforts. We are ready to admit dengue patients at any time," said a senior AIIMS administrator. Capital Hospital superintendent Binod Mishra told The Telegraph that they had opened special dengue wards - one near the paediatric ward and the other near orthopaedic ward with a bed capacity of 20. "Patients can approach the casualty ward and if they test positive for dengue, they will be shifted to the special wards. The data revealed that nearly 113 blood samples had been tested last year till July of which 14 persons were tested positive.

Source: The Telegraph July 11, 2016 22:30 UTC