Godavari, December 6: Doctors and healthcare workers in Eluru town in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district were on their toes throughout Saturday after more than 200 people were hospitalised┬аsymptoms of fits and nausea. All of them, however, turned normal later. The exact cause of their sickness is yet to be ascertained. Authorities have not ruled out a mysterious disease.┬аIndia's COVID-19 Count Reaches 96,44,223 After Single-Day Increase of 36,011 New Coronavirus Cases.

All patients┬аcomplained of body pains, headache, nausea and symptoms of fits before falling unconscious. But within 10-15 minutes, they had become normal. Authorities have collected blood samples of patients┬аand sent them for examination to determine the cause of the disease. Following the incident, an emergency medicare centre was set up in Vijayawada as a precautionary measure.

What surprised healthcare professionals is the fact that all patients were not related and belong to different parts of┬аEluru town.┬аThey did not even participate or attend a common event, TOI reported. Andhra Pradesh┬аHealth Minister Alla Kalikrishna Srinivas visited Eluru government hospital where all patients were shifted.┬аOdisha: 15 People of Koya Tribal Community Died Due to 'Mysterious Disease' in Past 3 Months in Malkangiri District; Chief Medical Officer Says People Are not Co-operating' in The Probe.

"The doctors are trying to explore the reason for en mass sicknesses. All the patients are now stable. A girl is sent to Vijayawada for better treatment. Doctors' team went to the area where so many people fell sick at a time, and are conducting medical tests in every house in that area," he told news agency ANI.

West Godavari district Joint Collector Himanshu Shukla told PTI over phone that a CT scan of the victims was also taken and everything turned out to be normal. This could be a case of viral infection, he added.

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