Dehradun, April 16 -- The Uttarakhand Health Department has issued updated guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) for the management of dengue and chikungunya, aiming to strengthen preventive and responsive measures across the state.

R Rajesh Kumar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, said that these guidelines were released every year, typically in April, to ensure timely preparedness.

"We have issued guidelines and SoPs on behalf of the Health Department for the management of Dengue and Chikungunya. We release this every year, normally in April, so that our action plan is prepared beforehand," Kumar said while speaking to ANI.

He further stated that the preventive strategies focus on source reductio...