The Hindu reported on 5 October 2026 that the Tamil Nadu Health Department (India) has directed that every fever case in Chennai be tested. The city has carried out 16,254 tests and recorded 4,592 dengue cases this year, 1,293 of them in September; no deaths have been reported.
Main points
- Principal Secretary for Health and Family Welfare Darez Ahamed said the state has recorded about 20,000 cases so far; more than 100 medical camps are held every day; 3,703 mosquito eradication workers have been deployed.
- He inspected a camp at East Namasivayapuram and mosquito control along the Cooum, including drone-based larvicide spraying, and went door to door with pamphlets on 4 October 2026.
- Corporation Commissioner G.S. Sameeran said incidence is gradually declining; 44 waterways are being desilted and drone-based biological solutions used; 1,400 of 1,600 km of blocked stormwater drains have been desilted and the remaining 200 km will be finished within the week.
- ₹100 crore has been allocated for monsoon precautions; fines totalling ₹7.2 lakh were imposed in the past month for failing to remove garbage.
VPMA’s note
Figures for Chennai and Tamil Nadu. The mix of testing, drain clearing and larval control may be a useful reference; these are not Vietnamese figures.
- Source
- The Hindu
- Published
- 5 October 2026
- Section
- International news
- Tests in Chennai
- 16,254
Editorial note: This is a short summary and comment by VPMA, not a full copy. The original text and copyright belong to the source cited. Picture from The Hindu: inspection of a fever-prevention medical camp in Teynampet Zone on 4 October 2026 (Photo Credit: Special Arrangement).
Source: The Hindu (summarised in English by VPMA). Read the Vietnamese page.