The state is shaken amid the worry about Adenovirus. Navanna created a special task force to control the ever-increasing infant mortality. The task force headed by Chief Secretary Harikrishna Dwivedi will look into the adenovirus situation in the state. Apart from this, the eight-member special task force will also include chief advisor to the chief minister Alapan Banerjee and health secretary Narayan Swarup Nigam. There is also a prominent doctor Dr. pour
How many infected with adenovirus?
On this day, a meeting was held to discuss the situation of Adenovirus in Nabanna. The chief secretary scrutinized the reports received from the health officers of all the districts. He said that so far a total of 10,999 people were infected with adeno in the state. The number of dead among them is 19.
13 people in this list had co-morbidities. The chief secretary also said that currently the incidence of adenovirus has come down a lot in the state. Earlier, where an average of 800 to 850 people were infected daily, now the number has come down to 500 to 600 per day. As a result, the government has advised to be careful not to panic unnecessarily.
A member of the Chief Minister’s family has Adeno
This virus of anxiety has also caught the Banerjee family. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that while addressing the Adeno situation in the Assembly. He said, “My family member is also infected with adeno. I am worried. On his observation about adeno, the Chief Minister said, “There is a reaction among those who have covid.”
He said, “19 children have died so far. Co-morbidity has killed 13 and Adeno has killed six. Masks should be worn like Corona to avoid Adeno and especially children should wear masks.” Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has issued several directives to the health department before dealing with the Adeno concern. He directed the administration to act in wartime activities to prevent child deaths due to adeno virus outbreak. This time the formation of the task force is considered to be another step forward in fighting the virus. He directed the health department to ensure that not a single child dies. As per the directives of the Chief Minister, the presence of a pediatrician in the hospital is mandatory for 24 hours.
