Avian influenza is a contagious viral disease caused by influenza Type A viruses that affect poultry birds. Officials from the horticulture department gather geese at Sanjay Lake for medication following reports of bird flu cases in New Delhi, | Photo Credit: PTI
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PM Modi on Monday asked all state and UT governments to remain alert and ensure that local administration keeps a constant vigil near places such as water bodies, zoos and poultry farms amid the outbreak
State veterinary departments have been asked to exercise utmost caution while collecting samples of dead birds and conduct tests under expert scientific supervision
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Bird flu outbreak: Civic officials to monitor meat shops in Delhi; NDMC to start helpline
Meat shops in the city will be under the scanner of civic officials in view of the avian flu situation in Delhi, even as the north corporation has planned to start a helpline for people to report death of birds, officials said on Monday.
North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash convened a meeting with officials to discuss the municipal body s preparedness to contain its spread. The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of the mayor, which will monitor the situation closely, the mayor s office said in a statement.
2,500 samples sent for avian influenza test in Jharkhand ANI | Updated: Jan 12, 2021 23:23 IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Around 2,500 samples, including 20 dead wild birds, have been sent to a lab for a bird flu test in Jharkhand on Tuesday, State Animal Husbandry Department director Nancy Sahay informed.
Sahay said that no death of poultry birds has been reported in the state so far. Moreover, Rapid Response Teams have been formed which are monitoring the situation across the state. Animal Husbandry department is taking all the necessary steps. Rapid Response Teams across the state have been formed which are monitoring the situation around the clock. Besides, special teams for poultry farms have also been put into action. All other required arrangements have been put into ready to active mode , said Sahai.
We will form monitoring committees in all six zones in North Delhi: Mayor (Representational)
New Delhi:
Amid the scare of bird flu, North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) public health inspectors have requested restaurants not to sell roasted chicken.
At a meeting with senior officers of the municipal corporation over bird flu, NDMC Mayor Jai Prakash announced that they will form monitoring committees in livestock markets to prevent bird flu.
He said, We will form monitoring committees in all six zones in North Delhi and also set up monitoring committees in livestock markets.
Mayor further said that We are going to instruct ward public health inspectors to visit restaurants selling roasted chicken and request them not to sell it until the problem of bird flu is over in Delhi.
Italy to tighten lockdown curbs in Milan to stem coronavirus spread
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Easing restrictions while contagion levels are still high could rapidly lead to a new pandemic peak, according to a study by Italy’s National Health Institute and other institutions
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Italy’s government is set to tighten coronavirus restrictions in Milan and its surrounding area, as well as four other regions, in an attempt to counter an acceleration in the spread of the pandemic.
Health Minister Roberto Speranza on Friday will sign a new order listing Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia Romagna in the north, and Sicily and Calabria in the south as medium-risk “orange zones from Jan. 10, according to a statement. This will trigger curbs including the closing of bars and restaurants, and strict limits on people s movements.