Commonwealth Games 2018: Athletes contracting malaria and mumps
Commonwealth Games 2018: Athletes contracting malaria and mumps
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GOLD COAST: In very saddening news GOLDOC reported that an athlete at the Commonwealth Games is in a "serious" condition at a Gold Coast hospital after contracting malaria, organizers said on Friday.

The Games` organizing committee (GOLDOC) said the 23-year-old was admitted to Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) on Thursday as per Zee news reported.

"The patient received immediate treatment for malaria on arrival at GCUH," GOLDOC said in a statement.

"The patient remains admitted to GCUH in a serious condition and continues to be closely monitored."

The committee did not provide further details, citing patient secrecy.

The mosquito-borne disease infects around 216 million people a year at global, killing around half a million of them. Most deaths are among babies and young children in the poorest parts of Africa.

Mainland Australia has been malaria-free for decades.

"We have robust treatments for malaria in this country," GOLDOC said.

Several athletes have fallen ill at the Games, including three from the same squad who were quarantined for 48 hours after contracting influenza earlier in the week the Zee news report further said.

The New Zealand women`s rugby sevens team was placed in separation and has been isolated after one of their players was diagnosed with mumps.

 

 

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