Hospitals on alert in Jaipur in view of pneumonia outbreak in China

Jaipur: The Rajasthan health department has issued an advisory to district hospitals and medical colleges in the state to increase surveillance in view of a surge in respiratory illnesses in children in northern China.

In a communication to chief medical health officers of districts and principals of medical colleges, the department directed them to conduct effective surveillance in all government and private hospitals.

Superintendent of SMS Hospital Dr Achal Sharma said that all arrangements were in place in the state to deal with any eventuality. “We have a team of experts and the hospital is fully prepared,” Sharma said.