40 students hospitalized after eating banh tay: Parents let their children stay home from school due to concerns about the lunch

On September 30, Mr. Tran Duy Binh, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Kim Ngan Commune (Quang Tri Province), said that all 40 students of Kim Thuy Primary Boarding School who were hospitalized after breakfast on September 26 were in stable health and discharged from the hospital.

Kim Thuy Primary School, where 75 students were absent from school because their parents kept them at home because meals were not guaranteed.

However, when the school resumed teaching after storm No. 10, 75 boarding students were absent. After understanding the situation, the local authorities noted that many parents were upset, saying that the boarding meals lacked transparency and did not ensure food safety, especially related to the management of Ms. Do Thi Hong Hue , Vice Principal of the school.

The students are all Bru-Van Kieu ethnic people, living in remote areas, so a long break from school could affect their learning. The commune authorities have set up a working group to visit each household to persuade parents to let their children return to school.

Currently, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) of Quang Tri province has taken food samples from the morning of the incident for testing to determine the cause of the mass poisoning.

Previously, as reported, on the morning of September 26, Kim Thuy Primary Boarding School distributed banh tay to students for breakfast. Afterwards, 40 students showed signs of severe stomach pain and nausea and had to be admitted to Le Thuy Regional General Hospital for monitoring and treatment.

MINH PHONG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/vu-40-hoc-sinh-nhap-vien-sau-khi-an-banh-tay-phu-huynh-dong-loat-cho-con-nghi-hoc-vi-lo-ngai-bua-an-ban-tru-post815587.html