UP CM Yogi Adityanath: Encephalitis is a challenge

UP CM Yogi Adityanath speaking on child deaths in Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College, says “Encephalitis is a challenge”.

Allahabad: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has called an emergency meeting on Saturday following the tragic deaths of over 30 infants at Gorakhpur's Baba Raghav Das Medical College's hospital due to alleged disruption in the supply of liquid oxygen.

Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh and Minister for Medical Education Ashutosh Tandon will visit Gorakhpur after meeting the Chief Minister here.

Earlier in the day, the alleged disruption in the supply of liquid oxygen at the hospital claimed lives of two more children.