Kanpur: Expressing concern at the rapidly rising cases of Zika virus in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chaired a high-level meeting on Saturday, instructing officials to speed up sanitisation work.
Infection of Zika virus is spreading rapidly in Kanpur. Considering the seriousness, special caution is required," he said.
Meanwhile, Kannauj district has reported its first Zika virus case, Chief Medical Officer Dr Vinod Kumar told ANI.
In Kanpur, the total tally of cases of the mosquito-borne disease in the district stands at 79 as it stepped up surveillance to check its spread.
