Sunsari, June 1 -- As many as 60 people have been found infected with dengue, a mosquito-borne disease, in Dharan Sub-metropolis, Sunsari, in the last three weeks.
On Tuesday, 10 new cases of dengue were reported in Dharan. According to Ram Babu Yadav, chief of the sub-metropolis health section, all of the affected people are from Dharan Sub-metropolis. They are receiving treatment at the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS).
The Sub-metropolis Office has formed a nine-member "Rapid Response Team" after the number of dengue patients increased in the sub-metropolis in the last few weeks. Dr Bijaya Kumar Khanal of the BPKIHS, who is also the coordinator of the team, said that they formed the rapid response team to control the sp...