'Need not worry, situation under control': West Bengal health secy amid spurt in cases of fever

NS Nigam told reporters that 'the situation is under control'.

Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Thursday assured the people of the state that there was no reason to worry over the spurt in cases of fever and dysentery among children in Jalpaiguri district and its neighbourhood as the cause of the disease has been ascertained and the administration is working out ways to deal with it.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during the day, held a high-profile meeting with senior officials and doctors of five medical colleges and hospitals here, following which health secretary NS Nigam told reporters that the "situation is under control".

"There is nothing to worry about these cases of infections. The virus, 'Respiratory Syncytial', is found to have caused the fever among children," Nigam stated.

The official further said that the three children who died in Jalpaiguri after contracting the fever had other ailments which led to their demise.