Dengue virus

Six-year-old boy dies of dengue in Delhi, father alleges hospital negligence

Another boy has died of dengue with his family claiming negligence by hospitals in the city where only last week seven-year-old Avinash had succumbed to the disease after allegedly being turned away by five hospitals which had driven his parents to suicide.

Sep 15, 2015, 12:53 PM IST

Dengue virus outbreak in Delhi: Death toll rises to nine

 In a latest development in the dengue virus outbreak in the national capital of Delhi, a 43-year-old man has succumbed to the disease at the Lal Bahadur Shastri hospital, taking the death toll to nine in the city.

Sep 15, 2015, 11:43 AM IST

Dengue menace: Govt hospitals asked to open Fever Clinics

Amid rising cases of dengue, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain Monday ordered all government hospitals to open 'Fever Clinics' at their premises to detect the disease at the primary level and asked top health and administrative officers to take preventive steps.

Sep 14, 2015, 14:07 PM IST