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Food poisoning: 120 schoolchildren admitted to hospital

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Nearly 120 children were taken ill after eating a meal at a school and admitted to a hospital here.

Food poisoning: 120 schoolchildren admitted to hospital

Photo for representation only. — istock.



Thiruvananthapuram, January 19

Nearly 120 children were taken ill after eating a meal at a school and admitted to a hospital here.

The children were from a lower primary school at Thonnakel in the district.

Though the conditions were not serious of the affected children, they would be discharged only after monitoring their health condition, a release from the Medical College Hospital said on Friday.

Parents rushed their children to local hospitals initially as they complained of uneasiness after they had noon meal served in school on Wednesday. Later they were admitted to the hospital.

Samples of the food the students had were being sent for examination. — PTI.

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