More than 500 people have been struck down a mystery illness in India which locals have blamed on 'mass hysteria,' feral pigs and pesticides. The government rushed medics to Eluru in Andhra Pradesh state to investigate after patients presented with blackouts, amnesia, vomiting and chronic pain on Saturday. 'Some people are saying that it is mass hysteria but it is not,' said A.S. Ram, a senior doctor at Eluru government hospital. Andhra Pradesh state is among those worst hit by COVID-19, with over 800,000 detected cases. The health system in the state, like the rest of India, has been frayed by the virus.

Source: Daily Mail December 08, 2020 17:37 UTC