Pre-school children are treated in hospital for food poisoning. — Photo baogiaothong.vn PHÚ THỌ — Up to 80 children from a local pre-school in northern Phú Thọ Province’s Cẩm Khê District treated in hospital for food poisoning in the past three days. The Medical Health Centre of Cẩm Khê District said the first child was taken to the centre for treatment at 10pm on September 13 with the symptoms of bellyache, vomiting and fever. The centre received more than 30 children in the next few days with the same symptoms. By September 16, as many as 80 children were taken to the centre for treatment. The children have been diagnosed with food poison. All the children are studying at Thụy Liễu Pre-school. They are in a stable condition and will be discharged from the health centre soon. The incident was reported to the district’s People’s Committee, the provincial Health Department and the … [Read more...] about 80 pre-school children treated in hospital for food poisoning
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More than 250 people hospitalised for food poisoning
Food poisoning patients are treated at Buôn Hồ Town General Hospital. — VNA/VNS Photo Tuấn Anh ĐẮK LẮK — A total 253 people were hospitalised for suspected food poisoning after they ate at two separate wedding parties in two districts of the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk on Saturday. By Sunday afternoon, most of the patients had recovered, according to the province’s Health Department. The department asked the Food Safety Division and Healthcare Centres of Buôn Đôn and Krông Búk Districts to investigate the food poisoning cases. Local hospitals including Buôn Hồ, Buôn Đôn and Hoà Bình General Hospital were asked to mobilise staff and equipment to provide proper care for the patients. During the weekend, 107 out of 640 guests to a wedding party in Ea Wer Commune, Buôn Đôn District had … [Read more...] about More than 250 people hospitalised for food poisoning
Lâm Đồng restaurant fined VNĐ80 million in food poisoning case
Patients are treated for food poisoning at Di Linh District’s Health Centre. — Photo thanhnien.vn LÂM ĐỒNG — The People's Committee of Central Highlands Lâm Đồng Province has fined Hoàng Vy Restaurant VNĐ80 million (US$3,500) for its involvement in a food poisoning case that affected 136 local residents, the local authorities said on Tuesday. The restaurant is located in Lộc Châu Commune in Bảo Lộc City. On May 12, the Di Linh District Health Centre received 136 people with symptoms of fever, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea after eating food at a wedding party at the restaurant, according to Thanh niên (Young people) newspaper. Doctors suspected food poisoning and immediately gave first aid and treated the patients. At the time, the restaurant owner was told to shut down until further notice. The province’s Department of … [Read more...] about Lâm Đồng restaurant fined VNĐ80 million in food poisoning case
Food poisoning patients released from clinic
More than 130 people, most of them children, who suffered food poisoning after a wedding in the central highlands province of Lâm Đồng have been released from hospital yesterday. — Photo vov.vn LÂM ĐỒNG — More than 130 people, most of them children, who suffered food poisoning after a wedding in the central highlands province of Lâm Đồng have been released from hospital yesterday. In total, 134 people were treated at the province’s Di Linh Healthcare Centre. Doctor Lê Thành Quang at the centre said 120 of the patients were under the age of 16. Many of them started showing symptoms of nausea, stomachache, diarrhea and fever after the party at a house in the Di Linh District. Only one of those who suffered illness remains at the health centre for a condition unrelated to the food poisoning. According to the local authority, catering was provided by Hoàng Vy Cooking Service which they say has been … [Read more...] about Food poisoning patients released from clinic
14 Lao tourists hospitalized with food poisoning symptoms in central Vietnam
A Lao tourist receives food poisoning treatment in Da Nang in July 2017. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong Da Nang City authorities are investigating the hospitalization of 14 Lao tourists with food poisoning symptoms. The group of tourists had a buffet breakfast at their hotel in Da Nang before traveling to the nearby Hoi An Town; and had lunch at an out of town restaurant in Cham Islands. In the afternoon, they began suffering stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea and were sent to the emergency room at a hospital in downtown Da Nang. Doctors diagnosed digestive disorders and acute gastritis. All the tourists victims are now in stable condition and were discharged from the hospital Tuesday. The hospital reported the incident to city authorities. In 2017, 46 tourists from Laos were hospitalized with food poisoning after having lunch at a restaurant in Da Nang. The restaurant was later fined VND25 million ($1,080) for failing to meet food safety standards. Da Nang, usually considered … [Read more...] about 14 Lao tourists hospitalized with food poisoning symptoms in central Vietnam