Gastroenteritis toll in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai & Siaha districts climbs to 8

A gastroenteritis outbreak in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai and Siaha districts has claimed eight lives, with cases concentrated in villages bordering Myanmar. Medical teams have been dispatched, and one village has been declared a containment area to curb the spread, with concerns the disease may have originated from Myanmar refugees.