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Mystery illness in India leaves hundreds sick, but it’s not COVID-19
At least one person has died and 200 others have been hospitalised due to an unidentified illness in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Key points:
- A man with symptoms similar to epilepsy and nausea died on Sunday
- Water samples from impacted areas haven’t shown any signs of contamination
- An expert team has been deployed to investigate the sudden sickness
The illness was detected on 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 on Monday.
A 45-year-old man who was hospitalised with symptoms similar to epilepsy and nausea died on Sunday evening, the Press Trust of India news agency…
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