40 students hospitalized: Symptoms of poisoning appeared after eating banh tay

(Dan Tri) - Before showing symptoms of food poisoning and having to be hospitalized, students at Kim Thuy Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities, Quang Tri province, ate banh tay at school.

On September 27, the leader of the People's Committee of Kim Ngan commune, Quang Tri province, said that the locality had held a meeting with relevant parties to clarify the incident in which dozens of students were hospitalized after breakfast at school.

According to the leader of Kim Ngan commune, before showing symptoms of food poisoning, students at Kim Thuy Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities in Kim Ngan commune ate banh tay (a type of cake made from sticky rice, wrapped in banana leaves).

Students had to be hospitalized after breakfast (Photo: Hoan Nguyen).

The banh tay that the students of Kim Thuy Primary Boarding School ate was provided by a woman outside Kim Ngan commune. The police are investigating the origin of the cakes, while the health sector has taken samples of the cakes for testing.

As Dan Tri reported, at around 8:00 a.m. on September 26, many students at Kim Thuy Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities showed symptoms of nausea and stomachache after eating breakfast at school.

Kim Ngan commune authorities coordinated with school teachers and parents to quickly take students with unusual symptoms to Le Thuy Regional General Hospital for emergency treatment.

Of the 75 students who ate banh tay for breakfast, 40 had to be hospitalized, while the remaining 35 were monitored locally.

Mr. Ngo Duc Van, Director of Le Thuy Regional General Hospital, Quang Tri province, said that after emergency treatment by doctors, the students' health is temporarily stable.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/suc-khoe/vu-40-hoc-sinh-nhap-vien-xuat-hien-trieu-chung-ngo-doc-sau-khi-an-banh-tay-20250927104910480.htm