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News24 | 128 Pupils Discharged From Hospital After Food Poisoning Scare at Eastern Cape School
Over 130 learners showed symptoms including vomiting and dizziness after eating rice and tinned fish from a school nutrition programme, with about 70 needing hospital care, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Gobizizwe Agricultural School in Ngqeleni saw about 131 pupils treated for suspected food poisoning, with around 70 requiring urgent medical attention, EMS reports.
- The Eastern Cape Department of Health says more than 100 learners from Gobizizwe Agricultural School poisoned after eating rice and Lucky Star fish from the school nutrition programme, as stated by spokesperson Siyanda Manana.
- At about 1pm, Emergency Medical Services responded after alarms, stabilised learners on-site with drips, and deployed seven ambulances, three transport vehicles, three rescue vehicles and a helicopter.
- Authorities said updates will be issued once investigations yield results, with all affected learners receiving treatment and no fatalities reported, according to the Eastern Cape Department of Health.
- This is the latest in a string of school-related food safety scares in the Eastern Cape since last year, with only one out of 712 schools holding required kitchen certification, the department says.
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South Africa: Mass School Food Poisoning - - 120 Children Rushed to Eastern Cape Hospitals
At least 120 pupils from Gobisizwe Agricultural School in Mthatha were rushed to hospitals and a local clinic-- one by helicopter -- after suspected mass food poisoning with one child vomiting blood and others left seriously ill. The incident is the latest in a string of school-related food safety scares in the Eastern Cape since last year.
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News24 | 128 pupils discharged from hospital after food poisoning scare at Eastern Cape school
Most of the 131 Gobizizwe Agricultural School pupils who were hospitalised in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape for suspected food poisoning on Wednesday afternoon have been discharged.
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