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Key Points

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Minister assessed national and Delhi‑specific flu surveillance.

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Reviewed hospital capacity: beds, oxygen, ventilators, medicines.

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Stressed importance of hand hygiene and early medical consultation.

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Called for coordinated effort to monitor flu, dengue, and malaria.

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Summary

The review covered surveillance of flu‑like illness, severe breathing infections, testing capacity, and hospital resources such as beds, oxygen support, and ventilators.

He emphasized continued public awareness of hand and respiratory hygiene and urged anyone with serious symptoms to seek medical care promptly.

The meeting also highlighted coordination with state governments to monitor and control seasonal diseases like dengue and malaria.

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New Words to Learn

7 words
surveillance
watching for disease cases and trends
epidemiological
related to studying how diseases spread
ventilator
machine that helps a person breathe when they cannot do it well
critical care
special medical treatment for very ill patients
hygiene
practices like washing hands to keep germs away
coordination
working together with many groups
seasonal diseases
illnesses that happen more often at certain times of the year
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