6 children die of suspected AES in Bihar’s Gaya; over 160 deaths reported in state
According to the Bihar State Health Department, more than 700 children have been affected by AES this time in 20 of the 38 districts.
According to the Bihar State Health Department, more than 700 children have been affected by AES this time in 20 of the 38 districts.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad had said that Jharkhand had become a 'factory of lynching and violence with Dalits and Muslims getting killed every week'.
The disease has reportedly killed over 150 children in Bihar over the past one month, although officials have confirmed a lower number of deaths.
The disease has reportedly killed over 150 children in Bihar over the past three weeks although officials have confirmed a lower number of deaths.
SKMCH is currently battling with an influx of cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) with the hospital already reporting 108 deaths in the last three weeks.
The disease has reportedly killed over 150 children in Bihar over the past three weeks although officials have confirmed a lower number of deaths.
The disease has reportedly killed over 150 children in Bihar over the past one fortnight although the officials confirm only 113 deaths.
Earlier in the day, Nitish Kumar arrived at the Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital in Muzaffarpur to take stock of the situation in the wake of 126 child deaths due to AES.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday sent notices to the Union Health Ministry and Bihar government over the rising death toll.
Earlier in the day, Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey's convoy was shown black flags by the Hindustani Awam Morcha and Jan Adhikar Party Loktantrik supporters in Aurangabad.
