19 12th grade students studying for exams hospitalized after eating at communal kitchen

At about 9:30 a.m. the same day (June 16), Gia Lai Food Safety and Hygiene Department received a report of suspected food poisoning occurring at Chi Lang High School (address 655 Truong Chinh, Chi Lang ward, Pleiku city).

Chi Lang High School, where a food poisoning incident occurred, causing 19 12th grade students to be hospitalized. Photo: LK.

The school's board of directors said that on June 15, the school organized meals at the collective kitchen for nearly 400 people (including students, staff, teachers, and workers) with the morning menu - noodles, sticky rice, and pasta; lunch - rice, fried pork ribs, pennywort soup, and stir-fried cabbage; dinner - rice, fried chicken, sweet cabbage soup, and stir-fried cabbage.

In addition to the food provided by the school, students also use food sent by their families such as fruit, yogurt, cakes, etc.

Among the 400 diners, 19 12th grade students who were studying for exams suddenly had symptoms of stomachache, loose stools or mild fever...

The sick students were transferred to the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital - Hoang Anh Gia Lai for treatment. By 11am on June 16, one victim was in stable health and his family requested to be discharged from the hospital.

As of 4:30 p.m. on June 16, the remaining 18 cases were in stable health and continued to be monitored and treated.

Gia Lai Food Safety and Hygiene Department has sealed all food stored on June 15 by the school itself (excluding the white rice sample because the school did not store the sample) to send for testing to find the cause.

University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital - Hoang Anh Gia Lai ordered stool culture for E.coli and Salmonella indicators in the victim's sample.

By the afternoon of June 17, Hoang Anh Gia Lai University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital said the health of 18 students from Chi Lang High School was basically stable, with only 3 cases showing symptoms of high fever of 39 degrees Celsius.

Initial test results have confirmed that these cases are infected with E. coli. The hospital has been applying the Ministry of Health 's treatment regimen for the above cases.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital recommends that the remaining staff, teachers, employees and students of Chi Lang High School need to monitor their health. If they have symptoms of vomiting, fever, or diarrhea, they need to go to the nearest medical center for examination and treatment.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/19-hoc-sinh-lop-12-dang-on-thi-nhap-vien-sau-bua-an-tai-bep-tap-the-192240617151603783.htm