Avoid freshwater swimming: Tharoor on amoeba threat in Kerala
As Kerala confirmed 69 cases and 19 deaths from amoebic meningoencephalitis, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor advised avoiding freshwater swimming. "A lot of people have caught this...by swimming in freshwater. Don't take risk, don't go in freshwater,” he said. Tharoor emphasised that while certain water sources were safe, the threat remained in 'untreated natural water bodies'.