Influenza spreads across Mugu villages, medicine shortages worsen crisis
Summary
Influenza has spread rapidly across villages in Mugu, affecting many including children and elderly, with a worsening shortage of medicines complicating treatment efforts.
Key Points
- Influenza outbreak started in Bamgaun, ward 12 of Chhayanath Rara Municipality and has spread to Mugum Karmarong and Khatyad rural municipalities in Mugu.
- About 800 patients were treated at the district hospital in a week with 150 patients daily, mostly treated on an outpatient basis.
- Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality has faced medicine shortages for three months, forcing medical teams to provide limited supplies amid rising cases.
- Classes have been disrupted at Kalika Secondary School as around 80 out of 250 students are ill due to the outbreak.
