At least 300 the great unwashed have been hospitalized with an as - yet - unidentified malady in the city of Eluru in India , India Health Minister A Kali Krishna Srinivas has confirmed .
Since Saturday evening , hundreds of people – including several children and young youngster – have been admitted to the infirmary following symptoms stray from upchuck to capture .
“ The multitude who fell sick , especially the tyke , suddenly started vomiting after kick of burning eyes , " a medical policeman at Eluru Government Hospital toldThe Indian Express . " Some of them fainted or suffered tear of seizures . Some were in decisive experimental condition when they were brought in on Saturday , but now all of them are secure . "
Other symptoms include anxiety , nausea , and loss of consciousness , according toAP News . So far , one 45 - twelvemonth - old man was admit to the Government General Hospital in Eluru with seizure and narcolepsy and has since died on Sunday even , the only reported dying related to the illness . Meanwhile , 135 patients were dispatch on Sunday .
Though India has been hit hard by the virus at 9.68 million cases so far , Covid-19 does n’t appear to be related to the sickness , withall patients essay electronegative for the disease , harmonise to the Health Minister . ab initio , it was suspect that the sickness was induce by polluted imbibition water , though Srinivas says they have now ruled that out following investigation .
“ We ruled out water taint or air travel pollution as the case after officials visited the areas where people fell sick . piddle sample were send out for testing and no contamination was found . Blood samples of the patient role have been sent to labs . No viral infection has been find , " Srinivas told The Indian Express . " It is some mystery illness and only lab analysis will reveal what it is . "
Though the authorities claims the sickness is not colligate to contaminated drinking water , the opposition party Telugu Desam Party are unconvinced , give way as far as questioning whether there was a cover - up .
" dismayed and enraged at the AP Government ’s indifference towards multitude . About 150 people , mostly children , have taken ominous after drinking contaminated water in Eluru because the irresponsible Government has n’t give care to clean local drunkenness water consistence for the last 18 months , " drawing card of the oppositionNara Chandrababu Naidu said .
The former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh state said the incident is just the " tip of an iceberg",adding on Twitterthat " the Govt ’s nonperformance & the impairment of health care services across AP stands exposed today . It ’s a disgrace for any Govt if it ca n’t put up canonical necessities like dependable & clean drinking water to our mass . "
The regime continues to inquire the campaign of the sickness , survey the universe and investigating whether others may have not reported their illnessbelieving it to be Covid-19 .
