Nearly 200 kids hospitalised for suspected poisoning
(VOV) -As many as 185 children from Phuoc The Kindergarten, between one and five years old, have been admitted to hospital for cases of suspected food poisoning.
The victims, all attending the Phuoc The communal kindergarten in southern Binh Thuan province’s Tuy Phong district, were hospitalised on the evening of December 25 suffering nausea, stomach pains, and vomiting.
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Tuy Phong District People’s Committee Vice Chairwoman Pham Thi My Loan confirmed 165 children were taken to Tuy Phong District Hospital. A further 20 were sent to Northern Binh Thuan Hospital in the nearby district of Bac Binh.
Many have already been discharged but some remain in critical conditions, Loan said.
Northern Binh Thuan Hospital Deputy Director Dr. Mieu Tieu Chong said the victims’ symptoms included fever, bellyaches and vomiting.
The Binh Thuan Provincial Department of Health is investigating the cause of the suspected poisoning.
Authorities will test food samples taken from Phuoc The Kindergarten’s December 25 lunches.
This is Binh Thuan province’s largest reported case of poisoning.