No person involved in the Sabarimala gold loss case will be spared, irrespective of his party leanings, Devasoms Minister in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Muraleedharan, said on Sunday.
Muraleedharan said he was awaiting the report of the special investigation team and based on that, further action would be taken.
The minister stressed that “no one who steals from God will be spared. Whoever they are and whatever party they belong to, strict action will be taken against them. None of the perpetrators will be protected.”
Speaking to reporters here, Muraleedharan, who is also in charge of the health ministry, said there is no need to worry about the Ebola outbreak in other parts of the world as no case has been reported in India and strict screening systems have been set up at airports and seaports to detect early symptoms among those arriving from abroad.
Instructions have also been issued to set up such systems at major railway stations in Kerala, where some people who came from abroad and landed in other states may travel to the southern state by train, he said.
Isolation wards have been set up in government medical colleges in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode and Kannur, the minister said, urging those coming from abroad to immediately contact health professionals on initial symptoms like fever, cough or diarrhea with blood.
Muralidharan said that according to health experts, during the first two days of Ebola infection there will be only mild symptoms, which people tend to ignore, but by the fourth day, their severity increases, and death occurs by the twelfth day.
He said although there was nothing to worry about so far, officials were directed to be cautious and vigilant.
There is currently no widely approved vaccine or specific treatment for Bundibugyo Ebola virus, one of five known types of Ebola viruses.
The disease can spread from animals to humans and also through direct contact with the body fluids of infected people.
Mortality rates can range between 30 and 50 percent, according to experts.
The virus is transmitted to humans from wild animals such as fruit bats, porcupines, and non-human primates, and then spreads through direct contact with the blood, secretions, organs, or other body fluids of infected people, as well as with contaminated surfaces and materials such as bedding and clothing.
The minister also said that the government has decided to increase the number of doctors in government hospitals to provide better care to the people arriving there.
In addition, a second government medical college will be set up in Thiruvananthapuram, a new college in Haripad, in Alappuzha district, and more facilities will be provided in existing medical colleges, he said.
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