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He directs that all the residents be tested for COVID-19 too
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Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas interacting with gastroenteritis patients at the Urban Health Centre at Adoni in Kurnool district on Friday. | Photo Credit:
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He directs that all the residents be tested for COVID-19 too
Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas on Friday visited the houses of patients suffering from gastroenteritis (GE) in Arun Jyothi Nagar Colony of Adoni Municipality, and enquired about their health status.
Mr. Srinivas assured the residents of all help from the State government and asked them not to panic, but to cooperate with the health and municipal officials to improve the situation.
100 hospitalised due to contaminated drinking water in Kurnool district
The RDO further said they suspect the cause of illness might be due to consumption of adulterated food at a local jatara held three days ago.
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People who fell ill due to consumption of contaminated water at Arun Jyothi Nagar in Adoni on Wednesday | Express By Express News Service
KURNOOL: Nearly 100 people from Gorakallu village in Panyam Mandal and a few localities in Nandyal and Adoni towns have been hospitalised in the past two days due to suspected drinking water contamination. Three persons from Gorakallu and one from Adoni reportedly died due to diarrhoea. However, medical and health officials maintained that the deaths were not due to consumption of contaminated drinking water.