India, Feb. 9 -- The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Saturday sealed ten reverse osmosis (RO) plants and seven water ATMs. The civic body has reported 26 suspected and confirmed Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) cases, said officials.

"Amid concerns over rise in GBS cases, PCMC has launched testing water samples at private RO plants to check contamination," said Shekhar Singh, municipal commissioner, PCMC.

"The public health department on Saturday recorded three fresh suspected GBS cases, taking the total in the district since January this year to 183. Of 183 suspected cases, 151 patients have been diagnosed as confirmed patients," said Dr Babita Kamlapurkar, joint director of health services.

Of the total cases reported i...