Minister tours fever-hit areas of India

India’s federal government is to supply emergency equipment to southern areas of the country hit by a rare, mosquito-borne fever that has killed at least 81 people in the past month, the health minister said.

After touring several hospitals in Kerala state, health minister Anbumani Ramadoss said the equipment will be used to counter the outbreak of the viral disease called chikungunya, and to upgrade medical facilities.