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India drains lake after discovery of HIV-infected body

Authorities in Karnataka are pumping water out of a sprawling lake to assuage villagers’ fears that it was contaminated after the discovery of the body of a woman infected with HIV, officials said on Wednesday. [Courtesy]

Indian authorities are pumping water out of a sprawling southern lake to assuage villagers’ fears it was contaminated after the discovery of the body of a woman infected with HIV, a regional official said on Wednesday.

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