400 Indians in hospital after mystery illness
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BHUBANESWAR: One person died and more than 400 were hospitalised in southern India due to an unidentified infection that caused many to fall unconscious following seizures and nausea, a senior health department official said on Monday.
Government and medical authorities in Andhra Pradesh said more than 200 people were discharged at the weekend and that tests had ruled out Covid-19. Further serological tests are underway.
“The causes of the outbreak are not known yet,” the state government said in a statement, adding that people in all age groups appeared prone to the infection.
India’s federal health ministry said it would send a team of three medical experts to investigate the outbreak, which has infected more than 300 children. “The children reportedly suffered from dizziness, fainting spells, headache and vomiting,” the ministry said.
Published in Dawn, December 8th, 2020
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Dec 08, 2020 10:24am
South India always hated by North.
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Dec 08, 2020 10:26am
Is there an Indian biological research laboratory in the area?
Will 2021 be the year of the Indian virus?
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Dec 08, 2020 10:45am
Could be something in water or food
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Dec 08, 2020 10:49am
no, it's not a virus , looks like some kind of food poison or so.
And most of them are sent home. So it's not leading to another pandemic.
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Dec 08, 2020 11:09am
@Laloo Prasad, It is in your mind.
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Dec 08, 2020 11:16am
@SayNoToPlastics, Chemical plant gas leak ??
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Dec 08, 2020 11:17am
Could be a gas leakage...whatever it is ... is causing neurological symptoms ...like seizures....
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Dec 08, 2020 11:19am
Over doze of very harmful pesticide in staple food. Very normal practice of corrupt corporate companies to push stale or expired food items by adding unauthorized limits of preservatives. Disgusting human greed.
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Dec 08, 2020 11:20am
@SayNoToPlastics, 2021 surely will continue to be 'Years of Wuhan's Covid-19 virus'. Millions will continue to die and fall sick with Covid-19. Currently developed Vaccines may not be enough.
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Dec 08, 2020 11:21am
@Kaiser_Soze, Yes Sir. May be in the air - like toxic gas.
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Dec 08, 2020 12:20pm
Could be environmental pollutants.
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Dec 08, 2020 12:25pm
The area is near an industrial zone. Late evenings a certain smell is usual, perhaps some gas leakage.
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Dec 08, 2020 12:34pm
@SayNoToPlastics, Strange. You don't call COVID a Chinese virus but feel obliged to call an Indian virus.
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Dec 08, 2020 12:47pm
BHUBANESWAR is the capital city of the Province of Orissa .. so why Government and medical authorities in Andhra Pradesh are issuing statement.. there is something which is erroneous about the report.
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Dec 08, 2020 12:51pm
Some scientists claim that the coronavirus originated in India in July-August 2019.
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Dec 08, 2020 12:56pm
Andhra Pradesh chief minister the most corrupt politician in entire India, maybe asia also
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Dec 08, 2020 02:14pm
South india shall struggle for their own country as they produce the highest GDP than other indian states but are still underprivileged.
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Dec 08, 2020 02:25pm
Not children, all ages are there.
It is happened in Andhra Pradesh state Eluru town and surrounding.
Primary doubt lead mixed in water.
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Dec 08, 2020 02:35pm
@Observer,
9 of the world’s 10 most polluted cities are in India!
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Dec 08, 2020 03:07pm
@bhaRAT©, Educate yourself more on international data.
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Dec 08, 2020 03:07pm
@Rashid, Who says your master?
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Dec 08, 2020 03:52pm
290 become 400 on Pakistan Newspapers. Most of the people recovered and left hospital
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Dec 08, 2020 03:53pm
@Laloo Prasad, I am not sure about your theory. But Pakistanis always hated by Indians.
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Dec 08, 2020 03:55pm
@Rashid, "Some scientists claim that the coronavirus originated in India in July-August 2019."
And that some must be from Pakistan or China
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Dec 08, 2020 04:00pm
@bhaRAT©, Polluted cities - 6 from India, 3 from Pakistan and 1 from China. Remember India is 6 times bigger than Pakistan!
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Dec 08, 2020 04:22pm
@Bharat Dave,
Google what I quoted and read for yourself!
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Dec 08, 2020 04:40pm
An understatement......more than 500+ actually please state facts. When it comes to Pakistan negative facts are overstated....
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Dec 08, 2020 04:42pm
Where are the so-called top class Indian researchers, doctors, pharmacists, medical experts bio-Engineers and other specialists that Indian writers talk very high about and flood these comments sections of Dawn about, under false and fake names, aliases and titles?
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Dec 08, 2020 06:08pm
@bhaRAT©, thats why schooling is important.
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Dec 08, 2020 07:00pm
@Bharat Dave, These literate uneducated has no intention to learn
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Dec 08, 2020 07:09pm
@Laloo Prasad, Just like Bangladesh.
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Dec 08, 2020 07:10pm
Chinese biological war to revenge the galwan shame.
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Dec 08, 2020 07:28pm
Check the lead & arsenic content in drinking water. Nothing is mysterious in today’s world.
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Dec 08, 2020 07:29pm
@bryan joseph, It could be an air pollution.
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Dec 09, 2020 02:33am
Looks like food poisoning. In south hygiene level is very low
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Dec 09, 2020 09:51am
@Laloo Prasad, "South India always hated by North."
Have you read the news lallu?
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Dec 09, 2020 01:09pm
@Laloo Prasad, Are you a south Indian? Interestingly you are using the name of person who is not a south Indian.
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Dec 09, 2020 01:12pm
@bhaRAT©, So is every Industrialized country including China.
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Dec 09, 2020 05:00pm
As you sow, so shall you reap.
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