A team of 10 doctors and five specialists took charge on Thursday. (file)
Firozabad:
The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday sent a team of 15 doctors to Firozabad district to probe the reasons for the increase in dengue and viral fever cases, which have claimed 60 lives since mid-August.
Although no one has died in the last few days, patients continue to visit the Government Medical College and Community Health Centers in Firozabad.
Agra Divisional Additional Director (Medical and Health) Dr AK Singh said that on the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a team of 10 doctors and five experts took charge on Thursday.
He said that the specialist in communicable diseases, Dr. G.S. The team, led by Vajpayee, will investigate the reasons for the patients not getting proper treatment before reaching the government medical college and other primary health centers in the district.
The reasons for the rising number of cases since last month would also be investigated, Dr Singh said, adding that the team would suggest measures to control the spread of dengue and viral fever.
Dr Singh also said that a section of the media is reporting an increased number of deaths, and maintained that the death toll stood at 60.
He added that deaths due to other diseases are also being attributed to dengue and viral fever.
In another development, a team of women doctors has reached here and is monitoring the treatment of patients at the Government Medical College.
Dr Sangeeta Aneja, Principal of the Medical College said that they are trying to find out better ways to treat the patients and are visiting the wards continuously.
The team includes Dr Jaimini and Dr Ayushi from Saifai and Dr Pragati from Kanpur.
Responding to complaints of paucity of beds, Aneja said that all the patients reaching the hospital are first given first aid at the trauma center and then after proper examination they are shifted to different wards.
He said this was being interpreted as a shortage of beds.
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