Paediatric OPD at Firozabad Medical College shut Over Dengue Scare
Agra: In an alarming turn of events, a special childrens' out patient department at the Firozabad Medical College has been shut down due to an outbreak of dengue fever. Cases of child patients with dengue and viral symptoms continue to surface, as is evident from the 5000 cases that have been reported in the past 3 months.
The cases of viral fever and dengue started increasing in Firozabad in August. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath visited Firozabad on August 30 to take stock of the situation. He ordered for sending teams of health department officials, doctors and para medical staffers from other districts for better treatment of the patients and containment of the vector-borne diseases. Health department on the local level had also hired doctors on a two-month contract.
With an increasing number of fatalities among children, the Firozabad medical college had set up a special OPD for children in the new building premises. The initiative brought much relief for the parents suffering at the government hospital for treatment of children.
