Centre Rushing 3-Member Medical Team to Eluru after Hundreds of Children Hospitalized with Undiagnosed Illness

New Delhi: The Centre is rushing a three-member team of medical experts to Eluru in Andhra Pradesh where scores of children were hospitalized with an undiagnosed illness in the past few days.

The move comes after Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today spoke to Union Health Ministe Harsh Vardhan about the situation.

On seeing reports of more than 300 children becoming ill, the Vice President initially spoke to the district collector for firsthand information. He later spoke to the Director, AIIMS at Mangalagiri and Director, AIIMS Delhi and was informed that blood samples of the children were sent to Delhi.

Subsequently, the Vice President spoke to Harsh Vardhan and asked him to extend all necessary help in diagnosing and providing treatment to the afflicted children.

The Union Health Minister and the Director of AIIMS assured the Vice President that treatment would be taken up upon diagnosis of the illness on receiving the reports of the blood samples.

The children reportedly suffered from dizziness, fainting spells, headache and vomiting.