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Hundreds rushed to hospital in India, one dead from unknown illness

Patients and their bystanders are seen at the district government hospital in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh state, India, Sunday, Dec.6, 2020. Hundreds have been hospitalised due to an unidentified illness in this ancient city famous for its hand-woven products. [AP Photo]

One person has died and more than 400 have been hospitalised in southern India due to an unidentified infection that caused many to fall unconscious following seizures and nausea, a senior health department official said on Monday.

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