--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jaundice cases mount to 345 as 5 more reported in 24 hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One person suffering from jaundice was reported serious in Goa Medical College hospital even as the total number of affected persons rose to 345 on Tuesday. Altogether, five new cases were reported in the last 24 hours from different parts of the State, officials said.
Two each were from GMC and private hospitals in Panjim respectively while one was admitted in Vasco.Of the two admitted to GMC hospital, P Nevrekar was stated to be serious when he was shifted from a private clinic in Mapusa to Bambolim.
The Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar visited GMC hospital on Tuesday and after visiting a patient or two spoke to the doctors about the attention and treatment being given to the jaundice patients.
As Hepatitis E virus cases continue to be reported from different parts of the State, though on the decline now, doctors of GMC (Medicine) and DHS were kept busy through the Ganesh holidays.
Meanwhile, a review meeting was held by the chief minister on Tuesday during which additional instructions were issued to the municipal authorities on maintaining hygiene standards. ------------------------------------ HERALD 3/9/03 page 3 -----------------------------------
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