Thiruvananthapuram hospitals reel under Dengue and H1N1 cases

This year, everything went out of gear with a vigorous attack of Dengue and H1N1 fever, and 47 persons died due to dengue and other fevers this month alone. | BP Deepu

Government medical college hospitals and health centres down the line across the state are flooded with fever patients and special isolation wards have been opened all over. | BP Deepu

But viruses are challenging, leaving the government and health authorities in tenterhooks. | BP Deepu

Given the high number of  private hospitals in the state and people flocking such centers in large numbers, the total number of  fever patients runs to lakhs. | BP Deepu

Kerala had flopped in garbage management for long and there was no pre-monsoon cleanliness drive either this year, both contributing to a grave scenario. | BP Deepu