‘Govt taking preventive steps to control meningitis’

Express news service

Shastri said that till March, 74 cases of meningitis were reported in Delhi. The disease claimed 13 lives during the year, of which six cases were from the capital and the rest from the neighboring states. He said all hospitals have been supplied vaccines and advertisements have been inserted in newspapers to make people aware of the disease. The Health Minister said the government was taking all preventive steps to keep a check on the spread of meningitis. All major government hospitals have been asked to be on the alert and and report all cases. The minister also said that zonal health officers have been instructed to implement preventive measures in their areas.