Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai S🌄oundararajan on Monday asked the health department to operate mobile clinics to address the rise in flu-like cases among children i♏n the Union Territory.
Addressing officials of the Health Deparꦇtment through virtual mode from Hyderabad, Soundararajan, who is also Telangana Governor, said there has been increase in cases of fever, cold and cough among children as their admission i🉐n hospitals was going up.
A release from the L-G's office said she had directed the Health Department to open additional ♏counters in the hospitals and post sufficient doctors besides storing adequate medicine stock.
&qu𝓀ot;The government has already declared holidays for all classes up to Class 8 for nine days from September 17 in Puducherry and Karaikal regions," she s🎐aid adding that this could not be the only solution to tackle the situation.
There should be a sustained campaign to educate the people on the basic preventive and protective measu🌳res, the L-G told the participants in the meeting, which included Chief Secretary to Puducherry Government Rajeev Verma, officials of H😼ealth Department and senior paediatricians.
Meanwhile, a release fr🀅om the UT's Director of Health G Sriraꦐmulu said 215 children have been admitted so far in government hospitals in Puducherry.
(With PTI Inputs)
