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  Delhi significantly under-reporting dengue death toll: CAG

  India | September 26, 2016 12:29 IST

  Delhi has been under-reporting cases and deaths on account of dengue, a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) claimed.

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  Chikungunya outbreak: 2,000 blood samples test positive at AIIMS

  India | September 23, 2016 23:58 IST

  The cases of Chikungunya are still on a rise in Delhi as the doctors are studying at least 2,000 blood test samples which have tested positive for chikungunya at AIIMS. The national capital and

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  ‘Don’t show us fabricated registers’: NGT raps civic agencies for negligence in tackling chikungunya, dengue

  India | September 21, 2016 13:27 IST

  The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today slammed the Delhi government and civic bodies over their ‘shameful and shocking’ response to the dengue and chikungunya outbreak in the city.

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  Setback for India as Ishant Sharma ruled out of Kanpur Test against New Zealand due to Chikungunya

  Cricket | September 20, 2016 17:54 IST

  Ishant Sharma was today ruled out of Indian test squad ahead of the first test match against New Zealand due to chikungunya

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  Delhi: Chikungunya outbreak worst in 6 years; Kejriwal appeals parties to declare all-out war against mosquitoes

  India | September 19, 2016 21:00 IST

  Reeling under the menace of mosquitoes, the national capital has recorded the highest number of Chikungunya cases in the past six years. Citing the sensitivity of the situation, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made a fervent

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  Najeeb Jung checks readiness of Delhi hospitals in fighting chikungunya, dengue

  India | September 18, 2016 17:09 IST

  In the wake of rising number of chikungunya and dengue cases in Delhi, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today visited several hospitals across the city to take stock of their preparedness in dealing with the issue.

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  Return from Finland immediately, Delhi LG asks Deputy CM Manish Sisodia

  National | September 17, 2016 9:47 IST

  Lt Governor Najeeb Jung has asked Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to return from Finland to deal with the chikungunya outbreak in the national capital, a source in his office said. “The deputy CM

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  Death toll due to dengue, chikungunya in Delhi rises to 32; WHO slams India’s disease surveillance system

  India | September 16, 2016 7:37 IST

  Chikungunya and dengue continued to wreak havoc in Delhi with the death toll from the two vector-borne diseases climbing to 32.

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  Chikungunya in city: Delhi government set up helpline as death toll mounts to 12

  India | September 15, 2016 21:03 IST

  In what comes to an affect from increasing death toll of dengue and chikungunya patients, Delhi government has finally launched a helpline to provide medical assistance to people and help them locate nearest fever clinics.

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  Chikungunya cannot cause death, reiterates Satyendar Jain; Google is his source for info

  National | September 15, 2016 18:32 IST

  Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday reiterated that chikungunya cannot cause death and cited Google as the source of this information.

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  Chikungunya: Centre seeks report from Delhi govt as death toll reaches 12

  India | September 15, 2016 7:13 IST

  The death toll due to chikungunya in Delhi rose to 12 on Wednesday prompting Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda to seek report from the Delhi government on the rising deaths and number of patients.

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  Chikungunya toll climbs to 11 in Delhi; five more deaths in Apollo, AIIMS confirms one case

  India | September 14, 2016 23:57 IST

  Five more deaths from chikungunya complications were reported today at a private hospital in Delhi, while AIIMS confirmed one suspected case.

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  14th September News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

  India | September 14, 2016 19:12 IST

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  Five more chikungunya deaths in Delhi’s Apollo, toll mounts to 10

  India | September 14, 2016 19:08 IST

  Two more chikungunya deaths have been reported in New Delhi, taking the number of fatalities to seven. According to reports, both of them were men and died of complications related to the disease at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals.

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  'If you are unable to even buy a pen, resign', BJP hits back at Arvind Kejriwal

  National | September 13, 2016 19:39 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today countered the statements by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asking him to step down if he is unable to act against the rising numbers of dengue and chikungunya in

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  Delhi Health minister Satyendra Jain loses cool during press conference, denies chikungunya outbreak in Delhi

  National | September 13, 2016 19:53 IST

  Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain today denied any outbreak of chikungunya in the city and asked the media to question the MCD, LG Najeeb Jung and the central government for the three deaths caused by

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  13th September News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

  India | September 13, 2016 19:31 IST

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  First chikungunya death confirmed as viral crisis mounts in Delhi

  India | September 13, 2016 9:14 IST

  In what could be the first fatality from Chikungunya in Delhi, a 65-year-old man today died of the vector-borne disease at a hospital in the national capital. The victim, R Pandey succumbed to the

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  Chikungunya cases in Delhi shoot up to 560

  India | September 06, 2016 6:45 IST

  According to a municipal report released on Monday, Chikungunya cases in Delhi have shot up to 560. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) which compiles the vector-borne disease cases report on behalf of all

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  With soaring cases, even doctors in Delhi falling prey to dengue and chikungunya

  India | September 02, 2016 10:37 IST

  As dengue and chikungunya cases continue to soar, affecting hundreds in the national capital, many doctors in the city hospitals are also suffering from the vector-borne diseases. Authorities told media on Thursday that they