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@mok214 | 7 December 20 | |
NEW DELHI, India - At least one person has died and 200 others have been hospitalized due to an unidentified illness in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, reports said Monday. The illness was detected Saturday evening in Eluru, an ancient city famous for its hand-woven products. Since then, patients have experienced symptoms ranging from nausea and anxiety to loss of consciousness, doctors said. A 45-year-old man who was hospitalized with symptoms similar to epilepsy and nausea died Sunday evening, the Press Trust of India news agency reported. Officials are trying to determine the cause of the illness. So far, water samples from impacted areas havent shown any signs of contamination, and the chief ministers office said people not linked to the municipal water supply have also fallen ill. The patients are of different ages and have tested negative for COVID-19 and other viral diseases such as dengue, chikungunya or herpes. An expert team deputed by the federal government reached the city to investigate the sudden illness Monday. 65279;State chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy visited a government hospital and met patients who were ill. Opposition leader N. Chandrababu Naidu demanded on Twitter an impartial, full-fledged inquiry into the incident. Andhra Pradesh state is among those worst hit by COVID-19, with over 800,000 detected cases. The health system in the state, like the rest of India, has been frayed by the virus. |
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@obi_jon | 14 February 21 | |
Guinea has officially declared that it is dealing with another Ebola epidemic after the deaths of at least three people from the virus. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-56060728 |
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