J.P. Nadda, Union Health, and Family Welfare Minister ensured Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje that the Centre would continue full support for controlling the spread of Zika virus in the state. The number of people infected with the Zika virus has now reached 80 in the state capital, the Ministry said in a statement.
‘The health minister requested the people of the Rajasthan state not to panic and to cooperate with the health authorities for controlling the spread of Zika Virus.
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He said that there was no shortage of medicines and testing kits, and those will be provided to the state as and when required. Read More..
Nadda called for measures, including intensive fumigation, to ensure vector control in the state.
The Minister also urged the people not to panic, but cooperate with the health officials for controlling the breeding of larvae.
According to the Ministry, 330 teams have already been deployed in the affected wards of Jaipur's Shastri Nagar, and about 434,515 people have been brought under surveillance.
Officials have been inspecting houses to detect larvae to control the mosquito-borne virus.
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Source-IANS