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Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed grief over the children`s death in Muzaffarpur and ordered payment of Rs four lakh as ex-gratia to the next of the kin of the deceased, an official release said.
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The death toll of children rose to 83 this month as one more child died of suspected Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in Muzaffarpur on Sunday morning.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed grief over the children`s death in Muzaffarpur and ordered payment of Rs four lakh as ex-gratia to the next of the kin of the deceased, an official release said.
Kumar also directed the officials of the Health department and the district administration as well as doctors to take all possible measures to tackle the disease.
The chief minister prayed for a speedy recovery of the children suffering from suspected AES.
Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan reached Sri Krishna Medical College & Hospital in Muzaffarpur, to review the situation prevailing due to the outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome.
Bihar: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan reaches Sri Krishna Medical College & Hospital in Muzaffarpur, to review the situation prevailing due to the outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES).
Death toll due to AES has risen to 80 in Muzaffarpur.
— ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2019
Harsh Vardhan, accompanied by Union Minister of State for Health Ashwani Kumar Choubey and Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey, visited the state-owned Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH).
"The Ministers are holding a closed-door review meeting with the doctors and health officials to take stock of the situation," a district health official said.
Till Sunday 9 am, 83 children had died at the state-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) and the Kejriwal Hospital, which was run by a trust, a press release issued by the Muzaffarpur district administration said.
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