Dengue: Mayawati tells Yogi to improve medical facilities to save lives

BSP chief Mayawati's remarks came as Uttar Pradesh is witnessing cases of Dengue fever amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, over 30 cases of dengue have been reported in Meerut so far

Lucknow:Hitting out at Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party leader and former chief minister Mayawati People on Thursday said people are falling prey to the dengue outbreak due to lack of facilities at government hospitals. Terming the situation "highly worrisome", Mayawati urged the BJP-led state government to pay attention to the matter.

Mayawati in a tweet alleged, "Amidst the corona epidemic in UP, the outbreak of dengue and other mysterious fever etc. is also engulfing almost the entire state at a very fast pace. But due to lack of proper arrangements in government hospitals, many of their patients are also dying, which is highly worrisome. The government must pay attention to this."

Mayawati's remarks came as Uttar Pradesh is witnessing cases of Dengue fever amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 cases of dengue have been reported in Meerut so far, officials said on Wednesday. Amid the COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, the surge in viral fever cases was also reported amongst children in various hospitals of Lucknow.

ANI