A team from AIIMS New Delhi, led by its Director, will arrive in Rajouri on Saturday and stay in the district headquarters for two days. They will also meet with patients and doctors to obtain first-hand information about the mysterious illness.Principal of GMC Rajouri, Dr. Amarjeet Singh Bhatia, told this newspaper that although 11 patients have been successfully treated with atropine, the specific toxin causing the illness is still unknown.He said experts from PGI and AIIMS New Delhi will formulate an SOP for the discharge policy and follow-up treatment of patients who have fully recovered from the mysterious illness. “They will formulate the SOP for follow-up, discharge, and treatment protocol of the patients,” he added.GMC Rajouri, where 11 patients of the mysterious illness have fully recovered, has decided against discharging the patients until the toxic substance responsible for the illness is identified.
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