Delhi now close to winning battle against dengue CM
New Delhi Oct 23 PTI Amid a spike in cases of dengue in the national capital Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday claimed that Delhi was now close to winning the battle against the vector-borne diseaseHe encouraged all city residents to participate actively in the10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute campaign on Sunday to combat denguePeople of Delhi have decided that they would only rest after driving away dengue from the city he saidDelhi is now very close to winning the battle against dengue Like previous weeks this Sunday too at 10 am let us all spend 10 minutes inspecting our homes and surrounding areas for any sign of stagnant water If you do find such water drain it replace it or cover with a small layer of oil Together let us all make Delhi dengue-free he was quoted as saying in a statement issued by the Chief Ministers OfficeThe chief ministers assertion comes amid a surge in dengue cases in the last two weeks and the first death due to it was reported on MondayAccording to a civic report on vector-borne diseases released on Monday one death due to dengue and a total of 723denguecases have been recorded this season till October 16 which is the highest case count since 2018 for the same periodOf the total number of dengue cases recorded in Delhi this year 382 have been reported this month till October 16 which amount to nearly 52 per cent of the cumulative casesKejriwal said that like last year this time too the Delhi government is running the 10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute anti-dengue campaign All ministers MLAs and officers of the Delhi government are also taking part in the campaign and cleaning the water accumulated in their homes every Sunday he addedAlong with this all the citizens living in Delhi are being made aware on changing of water in coolers pots every week by joining the campaign he saidWe all have to work together to stop mosquito-breeding We all have to do this for 10 weeks and defeat dengue Kejriwal saidThe maximum number of dengue cases are reported every year between September 1 and November 15 the chief minister saidDengue mosquitoes breed only in clear water The mosquito lays larvae on clear water which turn into mosquitoes within 8-10 days If that water is changed before eight days and larvae removed then mosquitoes will not be generated he added A total of 1072 cases and one death was logged in the entire year in 2020In2015 the city had witnessed a massive outbreak of dengue when the number of dengue cases reported has crossed 10600 in October itself making it the worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease in the national capital since 1996 PTIKND KJ
New Delhi Oct 23 PTI Amid a spike in cases of dengue in the national capital Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday claimed that Delhi was now close to winning the battle against the vector-borne diseaseHe encouraged all city residents to participate actively in the10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute campaign on Sunday to combat denguePeople of Delhi have decided that they would only rest after driving away dengue from the city he saidDelhi is now very close to winning the battle against dengue Like previous weeks this Sunday too at 10 am let us all spend 10 minutes inspecting our homes and surrounding areas for any sign of stagnant water If you do find such water drain it replace it or cover with a small layer of oil Together let us all make Delhi dengue-free he was quoted as saying in a statement issued by the Chief Ministers OfficeThe chief ministers assertion comes amid a surge in dengue cases in the last two weeks and the first death due to it was reported on MondayAccording to a civic report on vector-borne diseases released on Monday one death due to dengue and a total of 723denguecases have been recorded this season till October 16 which is the highest case count since 2018 for the same periodOf the total number of dengue cases recorded in Delhi this year 382 have been reported this month till October 16 which amount to nearly 52 per cent of the cumulative casesKejriwal said that like last year this time too the Delhi government is running the 10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute anti-dengue campaign All ministers MLAs and officers of the Delhi government are also taking part in the campaign and cleaning the water accumulated in their homes every Sunday he addedAlong with this all the citizens living in Delhi are being made aware on changing of water in coolers pots every week by joining the campaign he saidWe all have to work together to stop mosquito-breeding We all have to do this for 10 weeks and defeat dengue Kejriwal saidThe maximum number of dengue cases are reported every year between September 1 and November 15 the chief minister saidDengue mosquitoes breed only in clear water The mosquito lays larvae on clear water which turn into mosquitoes within 8-10 days If that water is changed before eight days and larvae removed then mosquitoes will not be generated he added A total of 1072 cases and one death was logged in the entire year in 2020In2015 the city had witnessed a massive outbreak of dengue when the number of dengue cases reported has crossed 10600 in October itself making it the worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease in the national capital since 1996 PTIKND KJ
