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Preventive and control measures to combat infectious disease outbreaks will have to continue in an intensive manner, Health Minister Veena George has said.

Done earlier for the Kumbh Mela and now being replicated for devotees undertaking the Amarnath Yatra, the Health Ministry will bring in customised web-enabled real-time data collection modules to study the pattern of diseases and monitor health-related issues during the pilgrimage. 

The former health secretary was giving evidence to the Covid-19 public inquiry.

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South Africa has experienced outbreaks of cholera since January. The worst was in May in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, where nearly 30 people died. Cholera is a bacterial disease which spreads via the faecal-oral route mostly through ingestion of contaminated food and water. It causes severe diarrhoea and dehydration, and…

The disease can cause blood vessels around the heart to expand if not treated in time and could lead to heart complications

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Paul Foreman was diagnosed with Moror Neurone Disease in heartbreaking scenes back in April in the ITV soap

Paul, who has been coming to terms with being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, makes a rash decision