Diarrhoea cases reported in Bhiwani

  • 21/05/2009

  • Tribune (New Delhi)

With a sharp rise in temperature, the complaints of diarrhoea have been reported from different villages in the district. More than 250 patients of diarrhoea have so far been reported to local nursing homes or private hospitals. According to the information, almost each house is reporting patients of diarrhoea at Khorda village. The entire village is suffering from the chronic disease for the past one week and no administrative help has been sent to villagers so far, the report said. Those who are engulfed by diarrhoea include children, elders and women. Such cases are getting medical aid from private hospitals at Badhra, Charkhi Dadri and Bhiwani. Every day several cases of diarrhoea are being reported. Unconfirmed sources said a man died of diarrhoea recently. The chief medical officer of a local civil hospital said the health department was quite vigil over the complaints of diarrhoea. A special team of doctors would be sent to those places where complaints of diarrhoea would be made to the department, he said.