Bilaspur, March 26 -- The district administration in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, has prohibited the sale of poultry products within a 10-kilometre radius of a government-run farm on Thursday, following the confirmation of Bird Flu at a government poultry farm.

Bilaspur Collector Sanjay Agarwal, while speaking to ANI, said, "In one poultry farm, about 5,500 chickens had died, tests were conducted there, which confirmed bird flu, and after that, all procedures are being followed as per SOP..."

Bilaspur's Chief Medical and Health Officer, Shubha Garewal, while speaking to ANI, said, "...All necessary medicines have been made available at the site, and antiviral treatment has also commenced. During the ongoing surveys, anyone found exhibiting s...