19 May 2019, 9:00 AM
Two young children are being treated at the state-run Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in the capital for brain infections caused by the Chikungunya virus.
The pair became ill after mosquito bites, Ahmed Faisal, a paediatrician at the hospital, tweeted Saturday, advising the public to take precautionary measures such as eliminating breeding sites to prevent the spread of the mosquito-borne virus.
The children are now recovering, Faisal told the media Sunday morning.
They were reportedly brought to Malé from two islands last week and admitted at the intensive care unit as their condition was serious.
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