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Uttar Pradesh govt sounds alert on Zika after first case

LUCKNOW: The UP government has sounded an alert on Zika virus infection in the state and issued an advisory after the first case was detected in Kanpur on Sunday.

As per an official order by director general, health and family welfare, Dr Ved Vrat Singh, all the chief medical officers have been told to keep a vigil on suspected cases while the lab at King George's Medical University has been roped in to conduct the tests.

Instructions for general preparedness to tackle Zika cases have been issued following orders from Union ministry of health and family welfare.

Instructions for general preparedness to tackle Zika virus cases have been issued following orders from the Union ministry of health and family welfare. DG health has appealed to the people not to panic and adopt simple yet effective preventive measures.

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