Diarrhoea Outbreak Hits Capital City, 150 Affected

Residents are from Nilamadhab Niwas, a slum dwellers rehabilitation colony

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Bhubaneswar

In a major diarrhoea outbreak in the city in recent years, around 150 people in Niladri Vihar have been affected in the last couple of days, triggering panic in the locality.

The affected residents are from Nilamadhab Niwas, a slum dwellers rehabilitation colony in Ward no. 13. They are suffering from loose motion, fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, and body ache. While several are being treated at a local health camp set up by the city health administration, five critically ill patients have been referred to Capital Hospital for specialised care.