INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ELURU: Medical and Health commissioner Katamaneni Bhaskar has instructed officials of West Godavari district to maintain vigil over the
mysterious illness cases being reported from Komirepalli village in Denduluru mandal.In this regard, he convened a meeting with district
collector Revu Mutyala Raju, joint collector Himanshi Shukla and officials of RWS, panchayat and medical and health departments on Saturday
Ambulances have also been kept ready to take patients to nearest hospitals
He said samples collected from patients have been sent to research labs for tests.The commissioner asked panchayat officials that they pay
attention to sanitation in villages and remove garbage in a timely manner
He ordered that drinking water be chlorinated before drinking
He wanted medical and health personnel to also take steps for curbing seasonal diseases.Meanwhile, sources said two new cases of mysterious
illness have been reported from the District Hospital in Eluru
Hospital superintendent Dr
Mohan said the two patients were given treatment and discharged
suffered from mysterious illness in the past two days
They have all been discharged from hospitals after treatment.
