No new diarrhoea cases reported in Giripuram, officials confirm

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:21:00 +0000

Health workers conduct door-to-door surveys as the Health Department intensifies surveillance and preventive measures following a rise in diarrhoea cases in Giripuram of Vijayawada on Monday.
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The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) officials announced on Monday (July 20, 2026) that no new cases of diarrhoea were reported in Giripuram, Vijayawada, on July 19-20, after 13 people fell sick between July 16 and 18.

According to information, while four were admitted to the hospital for treatment, one has been discharged and the others continue to receive treatment. They also reportedly have other health conditions. Since no new cases were reported on Monday, medical camps would be removed from Tuesday (July 21).

An official from the office of the District Medical and Health Officer, NTR district, said misinformation is circulating on social media platforms, and reiterated that the reports are fake and that the situation is under control.

Reports of stool samples, collected from the affected persons, are still awaited. However, reports of water samples sent to the Institute of Preventive Medicine, Guntur, which arrived on Monday evening, did not reveal any contamination, said VMC Executive Engineer Gopala Krishna Murthy.

The VMC has been collecting 400 water samples every day since July 17, the official said, adding that tests were conducted to check chlorine levels, and also to see if nitrites and ammonia were present in the water.

“All the reports came negative. The chlorine levels are normal, and there is no trace of ammonia or nitrite too,” Mr. Gopala Krishna said, adding that there is no bacterial contamination too.

Suspecting water contamination, the VMC had at first distributed water cans to residents of Giripuram. The official said since contamination has not been proved, the distribution process will be discontinued from Tuesday.

Published – July 20, 2026 11:33 pm IST

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Donald Trump Warns Of TikTok Risks, But Fears Ban Makes Facebook Stronger

admin — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 02:07:41 +0000

Donald Trump’s perspective on TikTok differs from that of Joe Biden.

In a recent statement, former President Donald Trump voiced his concerns on Monday, acknowledging his belief that the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok poses a national security threat. However, Trump asserted that a ban on TikTok could inadvertently strengthen the position of Facebook, a platform he referred to as an “enemy of the people.”

“I do believe that,” Donald Trump, 77, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” in response to a question about him previously deeming TikTok a national security threat.

“I do believe it, and we very much have to go into privacy and make sure that we are protecting the American people’s privacy and data rights,” the presumptive Republican nominee added. “But, you know, we also have that problem with others; you have that problem with Facebook and lots of other companies too.”

Donald Trump emphasised the difficulty of the decision to ban TikTok, noting that the absence of the widely-used app might inadvertently benefit Facebook. The former president’s comments underscore the complex considerations surrounding national security and competition among major social media platforms.

“Frankly, there are a lot of people on TikTok who love it. There are a lot of young kids on TikTok who will go crazy without it,” he said. “There are a lot of users; that is, you know a lot of good, and there’s a lot of bad with TikTok, but the thing I don’t like is that without TikTok, you can make Facebook bigger, and I consider Facebook to be an enemy of the people, along with a lot of the media.

“If you ban TikTok, Facebook, and others, but mostly Facebook, you will be a big beneficiary,” he added, arguing Facebook has been “very bad for the country,” especially in terms of elections.

Short, viral videos by TikTok, which is owned by Chinese internet giant ByteDance, took the world by storm, but concerns arose about user privacy. Some governments, including India, were worried that the Chinese ownership of the app (by ByteDance) could allow the Chinese government to access user data. Fearing this potential risk, India banned TikTok and over 100 other Chinese apps in June 2020 for national security reasons.

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