The doctors TNIE spoke to said there was around 10-20% reduction in fever cases. This, however, could be temporary and the cases might increase when schools reopen and the northeast monsoon kicks in.
Doctors at the Institute of Child Health and Children Hospital, Egmore, said: "Earlier we used to admit 80-90 cases a day. Now, it has come down by around 10 cases. We also have 1-2 H1N1 and dengue cases, but they are not very sick," said Dr. S Srinivasan, Nodal Officer for Child Health.
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