Pesticides, Battery, Chlorine Reasons for Illness: Experts
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Follow us on: RNI No. APENG/2018/764698 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW A SENTINEL OF RS 2,500 CR NEEDED TO PARTHIV RETIRES FROM BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH HUMAN RIGHTS SUPPORT CASHLESS PAYMENTS ALL FORMS OF CRICKET BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *Late City Vol. 3 Issue 32 THURSDAY DECEMBER 10, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable NAG ANGRY OVER APPLE PRODUCTS, OUTLETS IN INDIA { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com Rapid decline Jagan appoints Chalameshwar’s Pesticides, battery, chlorine in number of reasons for illness: Experts people son as Addl Advocate-General PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM based on the final outcome of inves- Move comes in backdrop of ex-judge’s ‘guidance’ tigations and urged the experts to falling sick Pesticide, battery, bleaching and find the reason behind the illness. Amaravati : The number of SNV SUDHIR men, has been of late guiding chlorine used during the sanita- He asked officials to focus on people falling sick to a n VIJAYAWADA and helping Chief Minister YS tion programme were suggested whether the illness was due to water mysterious disease in Eluru Jaganmohan Reddy. The Chief by the medical experts as the contamination or due to some city of Andhra Pradesh saw a The YS Jaganmohan Reddy Minister has gone public probable reason for the presence other cause and asked to conduct rapid decline on Wednesday government on Wednesday claiming that the judiciary in of the heavy metals like lead and a detailed investigation. even as medical and appointed Jasti Naga Bhushan, the state had been hostile to nickel in the patients affected by Meanwhile, experts from the scientific experts could not the son of retired judge of the his government. the mystery illness in Eluru. WHO said that they are surveying yet exactly pinpoint what Supreme Court, Justice Jasti Jagan had also written to This suggestion came during the areas of the people fallen sick caused the outbreak. Chalameshwar, as Additional Chief Justice of India SA their video conference with Chief and are taking health details But after several rounds of Advocate-General of the State. Bobde in October, levelling Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy including the food they have tests, they opined that Naga Bhushan is a practic- serious allegations of bias and on Wednesday. taken. organochlorine and lead ing advocate. A GO confirm- corruption against a sitting Doctors and experts from On the other hand, experts could be the primary ing his appointment was judge of the Supreme Court, WHO, AIIMS, NIN, CCMB and suspect that bleaching and chlorine causative agents that issued by the State Justice Jasti Chalameshwar Justice NV Ramana, who is IICT were present during the used in sanitation programmes as triggered the disease, whose Government on Wednesday next in the line to become the video conference. part of Covid prevention measures Medical experts enquire from residents of Eluru town about the symptoms symptoms mainly were fits evening. reports that Naga Bhushan’s Chief Justice of India. and nausea. The Chief Minister said that cor- may also be the cause. they experienced when they were affected by the mysterious sickness that 2 The appointment has raised father, Justice Chalameshwar, 2 rective measures will be taken 2 created panic in the district since Saturday onwards. eyebrows since there were who is known for his legal acu- Six patients readmitted after seizure Visakhapatnam: The mys- patients are under observa- tery shrouding the illness in tion,” said in-charge Eluru of West Godavari Resident Medical Officer deepened further on PR Srinivas. Wednesday after six persons, The number of people who suffered seizures earli- falling sick to a mysterious er, reported a second attack. disease in Eluru city of They were readmitted to Andhra Pradesh saw a rapid the Eluru Government decline on Wednesday even Hospital, but were cured as medical and scientific after a few hours in the experts could not yet pin- hospital. point exactly what caused Only 24 patients reported the outbreak. sick on Wednesday, but all of The total number of those them were stable. afflicted by the disease “At least six persons were touched 593 on Wednesday, readmitted after they suf- but 523 of them have already fered seizures and nausea. been discharged from hos- They were admitted to hos- pital upon recovery. pital with similar complaints Another 33 patients were on Sunday and Monday. referred to the Government They were discharged General Hospitals in after treatment. On Tuesday, Vijayawada and Guntur for they were brought again better treatment. after they suffered another The number of active seizure. As of now, these cases is now only 44. HC refuses to stay Group-1 exams VIJAYAWADA: The AP High Court on Wed-nesday quashed a petition seeking the postponement of Group -1 Mains exams. The court, after examining the petition that had come up for hearing, directed the APPSC to conduct the Gr-oup-I service (descriptive type) exams from December 14, as per schedule. 2 CM launches YSR Upper Penna project PNS n VIJAYAWADA utmost sincerity and two more reservoirs to store an Chief Minister YS Jaganm- additional 3.3 tmc ft of water ohan Reddy on Wednesday were ad-ded to it. The pro- laid the foundation stone for ject is being constructed at the Dr YSR Upper Penna the same price approved by project via virtual mode. the previous government, The project involves con- but with an two reservoirs. struction of three reservoirs “This shows how much — Muttala, Thopudurthi corruption the previous gov- and Devarakonda — in ernment was steeped in. A Anantapur district at a cost GO was issued by the previ- of Rs 803 crore under ous government on January Handri Neva Sujala 24, 2018, to carry out works Sravanthi (HNSS) scheme. at a cost of Rs. 803.96 crore, Speaking after the inaugu- but the works did not take ration, Jagan said that the place” Jagan said. project was taken up with 2 TODAY ALMANAC Month & Paksham: Survey of Kartik & Krishna Paksha Panchangam India to help Tithi : Dashami: 12:50 pm Nakshatram: Hasta: 10:51 am Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start State map any important work) Rahukalam: 01:31 pm – 02:53 pm its lands Yamagandam: 06:39 am – 08:01 am PNS n VIJAYAWADA Varjyam: 06:10 pm – 07:38 pm Gulika: 09:24 am - 10:46 am The Andhra Pradesh govern- Good Time: (to start any important work) ment on Wednesday signed a Amritakalam: 02:57 am – 04:24 am Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:47 am – 12:31 pm the world’s oldest mapping agency — the state-run VIJAYAWADA Survey of India — in the presence of Chief Minister YS WEATHER Jaganmohan Reddy for the Forecast: Sunny implementation of the ‘YSR Temp: 31/19 Jagananna Saswatha Bhoomi Humidity: 68% Hakku-Bhoomi Rakshana’. Sunrise: 06:35 am The programme is sched- Sunset: 05:42 pm uled for launch on December Current Weather Conditions 21. Updated December 9, 2020 5:00 PM 2 THURSDAY | DECEMBER 10, 2020 02 Vaccine to help revamp rural PHCs Uncertainties on mystery Side effects of Covid vax drive may be increased demand for ice manufacturing units illness must end, says Naidu SUMIT ONKA PNS n VIJAYAWADA n VISAKHAPATNAM AP records 618 new cases, 3 deaths Pesticides, battery, chlorine... Telugu Desam Party (TDP) The biggest mass vaccination Vijayawada: As many as 618 population, turning out an overall national president N Continued from page 1 they said. campaign ever to be conduct- people tested positive for positivity rate of 8.26 per cent. Chandrababu Naidu on Experts from AIIMS, Mangalagiri ed in the world for Covid-19 coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh Only Krishna district continued to Wednesday demanded the YS Doctors and experts from AIIMS, said that pesticides might have may be a blessing in disguise on Wednesday, while another report fresh cases in excess of Jaganmohan Reddy-govern- Delhi said that comprehensive contaminated the organic for the rural health infrastruc- 785 recovered from the infection 100 while four others reported ment to remove the "fear of tests are yet to be done, but the chlorides, which is just a primary ture as Primary Healthcare and three more died. between 50 and 100. Eight uncertainty" hovering over preliminary investigations finding, where accurate Centres would be revamped for According to the latest bulletin, districts added less than 50 new Eluru that saw hundreds fall revealed that lead and nickel conclusions on this are yet to the logistics and cold chain the total number of positive cases each in 24 hours. sick and several succumb to a appear to be high in the blood of come.Expert team from NIN, support required for the vacci- cases now touched 8,73,457, Krishna, SPS Nellore and West mysterious illness over the those who were ill. Hyderabad said that they have nation process. recoveries 8,61,153 and deaths Godavari reported one fresh past few days. As Indians do have nickel in their examined the food, water, milk, While AP is preparing to 7,045. Covid-19 death each in a day. Naidu demanded that the bodies, the presence of lead urine and blood samples from vaccinate at least one crore of The active cases numbered In the last 10 days, Krishna saw Chief Minister must disclose might have caused the illness. the families of the sick and also its residents, the Vizag admin- 5,259, the bulletin added. 14 Covid-19 deaths, the highest the results of tests held till date Also, it was found that there is a taken samples of vegetables and istration has drawn plans to So far, 1.05 crore samples were in the state, while East Godavari to uncover the reasons behind significant drop in the level of essentials from the market.