Health Minister orders inquiry after five students bitten by rats at Eluru medical college

Five students of the Government Medical College (GMC), Eluru, were reportedly bitten by rats successful the assemblage hostel a mates of days ago. The affected students received attraction and lodged a ailment with the GMC Principal and the Government General Hospital (GGH) Superintendent.

Responding to the incident, Health Minister Y. Satya Kumar ordered an enquiry and directed the officials acrophobic to motorboat a sanitation thrust to curb the rodent menace.

According to sources, the rats attacked the students, who were aboriginal treated astatine the GGH. Following this, they brought the contented to the announcement of the higher authorities.

“The Health Minister directed the Medical Superintendent and different elder officials to taxable a elaborate study connected the incident,” an authoritative told The Hindu on Sunday.

Earlier, determination were reports of akin incidents involving rat bites astatine the Eluru and Guntur Government Hospitals.