Dip in vector-borne diseases; staff strike affects MCD drive

After weeks of steady increase, the number of new malaria, dengue, and chikungunya cases reported in Delhi saw a marginal dip last week, though October remains the most active month yet for vector-borne infections.

- Aaditya Khatwani

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) anti-mosquito operations, meanwhile, have slowed down significantly due to an ongoing strike by multitasking staff (MTS) workers of its public health department, now in its 26th day. The employees, who conduct anti-mosquito breeding drives, have been demanding equal pay, compensatory jobs for dependents of workers who die before retirement, and the provision of medical and earned leave.