The
Health Department has served notices on 225 persons to clear mosquito
breeding sources in their households and business establishments,
following the viral fever outbreak in different parts of the district.

The
health department has launched various precautionary measures on a
warfooting across the district for the past couple of weeks following
the reported death of a few people due to mysterious fever in the rural
parts of the district.

Rapid response teams

The department has formed special rapid response teams to monitor the situation in all the 20 blocks in the district.

These teams have been camping in the rural areas and conducting medical camps, besides organising counselling sessions.

According
to K. Poongodi, Deputy Director of Health, mosquito breeding sources
were being destroyed in Salem Corporation, four municipalities, 33 town
panchayats. The department served warning notices on 225 people for
their failure to destroy the mosquito breeding sources in their
households and business premises.

Meanwhile, J. Meghanath Reddy, Sub-Collector, Mettur, conducted surprise check in the Government Hospital, Omalur on Saturday.

A
few deaths have been reported in Omalur and surrounding areas due to
mysterious disease in the last few days. A few women and children have
been admitted to Omalur Government Hospital.

Mr. Meghanath Reddy
inspected the maternity ward, emergency ward, operation theatre and made
enquiries with the doctors on the dengue prevention measures and the
treatment given to the patients admitted with viral fever.

He also made enquiries with the patients and their relatives on treatment being given to them.

Corporation
Commissioner R. Satish inspected hotels, tea stalls, and other shops
functioning on the premises of the new bus stand on Saturday.

Later, Mr. Satish visited Meyyanur areas and inspected the work of desilting of open drainages.

Mosquito breeding sources are being destroyed in Salem Corporation, four municipalities, 33 town panchayats.

K. Poongodi,Deputy Director of Health