Journal week 10

What this episode covers

First News "India Zika Outbreak Sees Surge of Nearly 100 Cases" The first news I watched provided information about a spike in Zika virus cases. The health ministry has also formed several teams to contain the spread. The first Zika case was detected in October in the industrial city of Kanpur with the number of cases rising over the past week. Many people have tested positive because of very aggressive contact tracing. Authorities are trying to increase their surveillance of the outbreak and eliminate breeding grounds for mosquitoes that transmit the virus. Second News "India Hospital Fire Kills 4 Newborn Babies" The second news I watched reported on a fire incident at Kamla Nehru Hospital in Madhya Pradesh state. The fire left four of the forty babies in the newborn care unit of a government hospital dead in central India, when the fire engulfed the unit on Monday night. It also said that in a series of hospital fires in the country this year that have killed dozens of people. Based on the news, the victim's family will receive compensation. There will also be further investigation into the incident.

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