Well being minister Rushikesh Patel convened a evaluate assembly in Bhuj to judge the state of affairs and ongoing measures.Patel reported that between September 3 and 10, 48 new instances of fever had been recognized within the area.
In response, the federal government has ready 100 isolation beds, 30 ventilators, and BiPAP machines at Adani G Okay Common Hospital to deal with emergencies. “We now have deputed a heart specialist and two skilled physicians together with 50 medical groups led by MBBS medical doctors on this area for early analysis and remedy,” Patel mentioned.
The minister reassured that whereas the state of affairs is critical, it doesn’t represent an outbreak like Covid-19. He urged residents to hunt medical consideration promptly if signs come up.
Ambulances are additionally on standby to move sufferers to the designated hospital, which is supplied to handle the inflow of instances.
What is thought concerning the virus?
The Animal Husbandry division has dismissed zoonotic illnesses as a trigger. Samples from contaminated sufferers have been despatched to the Gujarat Biotechnology Analysis Centre (GBRC) in Gandhinagar and the Nationwide Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune for additional evaluation to find out the fever’s actual trigger.
The fever’s unfold is suspected to be linked to latest heavy rains within the Kutch district. Some signs resemble these of pneumonitis, prompting the Speedy Response Group (RRT) to conduct detailed investigations to uncover the sickness’s origin.
The well being division has additionally dominated out an outbreak of communicable illnesses, citing the dearth of cluster infections.