Google says one cannot die of Chikungunya: Delhi's Health Minister Satyendra Jain

It appears that Health Minister of Delhi Mr Satyendra Jain, who has been criticised for making insensitive remarks on chikungunya outbreak in the national capital, relies of Google.

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Google says one cannot die of Chikungunya: Delhi's Health Minister Satyendra Jain

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It appears that Health Minister of Delhi Mr Satyendra Jain, who has been criticised for making insensitive remarks on chikungunya outbreak in the national capital, relies of Google. He has once again come up with a bizarre statement saying one cannot die of chikungunya because Google says so.

He said because Google has assured him that chikungunya cannot cause deaths, Delhiites need not panic. 

"People of Delhi have no need to panic. The state government is ready to provide help at all cost. But one should get admitted only if the doctor advises them to do so and not because they are scared," he said.

"Chikungunya deaths are not happening across the world. Why is it only in a select few Delhi hospitals? And upon enquiry, I have discovered that most of the deaths are of people who were aged and already sick with other ailments," the minister added.

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