Dengue Cases in Dehradun: Situation ‘Totally under Control,’ Say Officials
With dengue cases on the rise in the city, the Dehradun Municipal Corporation (DMC) has sought to allay the fears of people regarding the spread of the mosquito-borne disease by claiming that the situation is “totally under control.”
Officials of the civic body held a press conference on Friday and urged people not to panic as most of the people rushing to hospitals for treatment are “catching normal viral fever and not dengue fever,” the Times of India reported.
Speaking on the occasion, Dehradun mayor Sunil Uniyal Gama said, “At present, there is a sense of fear among the public regarding the dengue virus but we want to assure everybody that the situation is totally under control. The DMC has 108 fogging machines and each ward has been allotted a machine. Dengue virus can be controlled by following some simple measures.”
Doctors present at the press conference stressed on several preventive measures that people ought to take in order to ensure for themselves and others protection from mosquitoes. They also debunked a few popular myths regarding dengue which along with malaria, chikungunya, zika and other mosquito-borne diseases affect millions of people across the world every year.
