Covid-19 sanitisation measures, may have caused water contimination. More than 550 people have been ill in Eluru sparking a large investigation.A multi-disciplinary team of experts from the World Health Organization, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, AIIMS (New Dehli) and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, as well as the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology are involved.
Andhra Pradesh Health Minister A Krishna Srinivas told The Indian Express : "Health experts suspect that excessive use of bleaching powder and chlorine in sanitation programmes as part of Covid-19 prevention measures may be the cause of water contamination.
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