KUMBAKONAM: At least 41 school children were hospitalized at the government hospital in Kumbakonam on Tuesday after they complained of nausea and stomach ache.
The students from the Pandanallur High School are said to have consumed idli from a nearby shop run by one Krishnamoorthy (55). The moment the students consumed the food, they started vomiting and complained of stomach ache, which panicked the shopkeeper. Soon the residents called the 108 ambulance service and took them to the government hospital here.
According to police, the students used to consume their morning breakfast from the shop daily. However, on Tuesday, everyone started vomiting after consuming the food. Krishnamoorthy, who immediately checked the food, found a dead lizard, which was said to be the reason for the students throwing up.
Police said that Krishnamoorthy has been running the shop for a long time in his house. Unfortunately, on Tuesday, when the students visited the shop in the morning, the lizard in the idli batter went unnoticed and was consumed by them.
The school children were aged between eight and 14 years. The doctors said that 24 children were treated as outpatients and were sent home while the remaining have been hospitalised and are still undergoing treatment. However, they have assured that the children are out of danger.
The Thanjavur district collector N Subbaiyan and other health officials visited the children at the hospital. Moreover, he ordered to test the samples of food sold in the food joints and also insisted the food inspectors to monitor the outlets. Following the incident, food samples from the locality were taken by the health authorities and have been sent to the labs, the revenue authorities said.
The students from the Pandanallur High School are said to have consumed idli from a nearby shop run by one Krishnamoorthy (55). The moment the students consumed the food, they started vomiting and complained of stomach ache, which panicked the shopkeeper. Soon the residents called the 108 ambulance service and took them to the government hospital here.
According to police, the students used to consume their morning breakfast from the shop daily. However, on Tuesday, everyone started vomiting after consuming the food. Krishnamoorthy, who immediately checked the food, found a dead lizard, which was said to be the reason for the students throwing up.
Police said that Krishnamoorthy has been running the shop for a long time in his house. Unfortunately, on Tuesday, when the students visited the shop in the morning, the lizard in the idli batter went unnoticed and was consumed by them.
The school children were aged between eight and 14 years. The doctors said that 24 children were treated as outpatients and were sent home while the remaining have been hospitalised and are still undergoing treatment. However, they have assured that the children are out of danger.
The Thanjavur district collector N Subbaiyan and other health officials visited the children at the hospital. Moreover, he ordered to test the samples of food sold in the food joints and also insisted the food inspectors to monitor the outlets. Following the incident, food samples from the locality were taken by the health authorities and have been sent to the labs, the revenue authorities said.
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