Mananthavady: Education Minister V Sivankutty has directed to investigate and submit a report on food poisoning in Mananthavady Dwarka AUP School, Wayanad. The report was requested from the Wayanad District Collector. About 40 children were affected by food poisoning.

The children who ate lunch on Friday suffered from vomiting and diarrhoea. Lunch was rice, sambar and eggs. About a thousand school children had lunch yesterday. The children who suffered physical discomfort have been admitted to the Mananthavady Medical College Hospital.

Procedures to start Zoo Safari Park in Thaliparambu. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

The proposed park will be set up on the land owned by the Plantation Corporation, located on the side of the Thaliparambu – Alakode state highway. The Agriculture Department has decided to release 256 acres of land for this purpose. A letter of objection has been issued to the Revenue Department to hand over the land held by the Plantation Corporation in Nadukani Division. The chief minister directed that the revenue department should issue the order within ten days after completing the procedures.

The park has been designed in such a way that the monkeys and birds can roam in a natural forest environment and not in cages. The design of the park is to keep the existing nature as it is and carry out natural afforestation. Tourists will be transported through the park in armored vehicles. The park will also have a botanical garden, a rainwater tank and a natural history museum. Employees of the Plantation Corporation will be absorbed into the proposed park.

Nedumbassery becomes the second airport in the country to have a fast track immigration system. It is a system that can complete the immigration process automatically in 20 seconds.

International passengers will now be able to self-immigrate at the Kochi airport without official intervention. Nedumbassery achieves the rare feat of immigration in 20 seconds at high speed. With this, Cial will become the second airport in the country to have this facility. This system was implemented at the Delhi airport last month. Fast Track Immigration TrustedTravellers Program has been set up in cial.

The test will be held on Monday. The target is to commission in August. Fast track immigration will be implemented in four lanes each in the arrival and departure areas. Smart gates for this have arrived. Those who complete the one-time registration can pass through the smart gate for all subsequent journeys. The advantage is that long waits and queues can be avoided. It is also convenient that you don’t have to wait for filling documents or waiting for an interview with officials.

Health Minister Veena George said that the activities focused on the hot spots should continue for six weeks in the event of continued rains in the state. Vigorous source destruction activities should continue at the local body level. ICU, ICU and ventilator usage in state hospitals is normal. There has been no increase in them due to influenza.

Special attention should be paid to the water provided in the relief camps. Only boiled water should be given to drink. Special care should be taken to avoid waterborne diseases. The minister also suggested that the field visit of the health department staff should be conducted effectively. The minister gave the directive in a meeting of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) which was formed as part of the epidemic prevention activities.

Common colds, coughs, viral fevers, influenza-H1N1, dengue, rabies and diarrheal diseases are more common during the rainy season. These can be prevented with proper treatment and rest. Do not send sick children to school. Special care should be taken by children, elderly, pregnant women and those with other related diseases. Influenza, colds and coughs can be prevented by personal safety measures such as masks, social distancing and hand hygiene. Do not self-medicate. Any symptoms should be treated.

People with fever or diarrhea should drink plenty of water and fluids. If you have a fever that lasts for more than three days or any other symptoms, you should seek professional treatment. If you see symptoms such as shortness of breath with fever, excessive palpitations, chest pain, slurred speech, fainting, blood in sputum, excessive fatigue, you should seek professional treatment as soon as possible.

Those who have had dengue fever before should be especially careful as the health condition may become complicated if re-infected. The situation of mosquito breeding should be prevented by keeping water inside and outside the house and establishment. Personal precautions should be taken to avoid mosquito bites. Those who come in contact with soil or sewage must take doxycycline, an anti-rabies pill, as prescribed by health workers. Volunteers entering the water must take doxycycline.

Diarrheal diseases, cholera, typhoid, hepatitis A (jaundice) etc. are more common diseases during the rainy season. Drink only boiled water. Wash hands with soap and water after defecating and before eating. Dehydration makes the disease worse. So drink plenty of drinks.

In the event that cholera was reported in a private care home in Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, the health department is vigorously conducting cholera prevention activities in the area. Measures are being taken to prevent new clusters from forming.

In Malappuram cases of malaria have been reported, the health department has issued a warning. The minister appreciated the health workers who detected malaria at its onset. The health department has intensified preventive measures. Pregnant women, infants, children under 5 years of age, the elderly, and other seriously ill people are at risk of complications from malaria. Proper treatment for malaria is available in all government hospitals and health centers. Malaria can be completely cured if you seek treatment as soon as you notice the symptoms. You can protect yourself from mosquito bites if you protect yourself from malaria, the minister said.

Kannur: In Vadakara, 23 students have been confirmed to be infected with jaundice. Students sought treatment in Villyapalli, Ayanchery, Tiruvallur, Maniyur, Velam and Vadakara municipality. Following the incident, the health workers collected water from the shops where the children had eaten and the shops where they had bought zip-ups, water from the school well, etc. for testing. Meanwhile, a three-and-a-half-year-old boy was also diagnosed with amoebic encephalitis in Kannur. Following this, the student who was undergoing treatment at Kannur Medical College was transferred from there to Kozhikode Medical College. Relatives said that this child was bathing in the stream near the house.