Centre Writes To States On Control, Prevention Of Dengue

The big focus on the show is the deadly dengue fever that's sweeping western Uttar Pradesh. With over 100 people having died, a majority of them children. Heart breaking scenes are being witnessed outside the main government hospital, with desperate parents arriving with children in their arms. And it's not just in UP a spike in dengue cases are being reported in Bihar, in Delhi, Kolkata and even in Bengaluru. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to states and UTs for prevention and control of vector-borne diseases.