On Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gave an update on the rising cases of the Zika virus in Kanpur. For the unversed, with 16 more cases of Zika virus being reported, Kanpur, today (November 10), crossed the 100-mark. Speaking about the situation, CM Adityanath was quoted by ANI as saying, "District admin, health department, and municipal council, strategically worked on increasing surveillance, sanitisation and investigation. Instructions have been given for sampling pregnant women, particularly those in the affected areas. Notably, Kanpur had reported its first case of Zika virus after a 57-year-old warrant officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF) was diagnosed with it in October 2021.

Source: dna November 10, 2021 15:00 UTC