A child suffering from fever got her hand amputated at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital

The girl in question, who had been suffering from a fever for four days, was brought to the Jaffna Teaching Hospital on Sunday. Her hand became numb and disabled after a cannula was placed into it through a needle. The specialists who rushed to the ward following this development have decided to amputate her hand immediately to save her life. She is a grade three student at the Jaffna Hindu College and a resident of Mallakam in Jaffna. The Northern Provincial Health Services Director has appointed a committee of two doctors to investigate the incident.