31.   People have been advised to drink boiled water and eat only cooked food.

32.   A government spokesman said investigations into the case involving the nurse suggested it was likely to be associated with inadequately cooked food.

33.   Chua also advised the public to consume cooked food, drink boiled water and wash their hands after going to the toilet.

34.   Many Hindus refuse to eat during an eclipse, believing its shadows could contaminate cooked food.

35.   Medical teams have been sent to investigate and to warn people to eat only cooked food, Shafie said.

36.   Many Hindus refuse to eat during an eclipse because they believe its shadows contaminate all cooked food.

37.   Meanwhile, health authorities have advised residents in the Kuala Lumpur area to drink only boiled water and eat only cooked food.

38.   Mourners also slaughtered cows and sheep in the path of the processions, and later gave away the cooked food.

39.   Neighbors brought hot cooked food for the mothers, but it remained untouched.

40.   Neighbors lend each other what they can, and volunteers distribute cooked food, plastic pouches of drinking water and packets of biscuits to those camping on the streets.