Nearly 100 schoolchildren were hospitalised with suspected food poisoning Thursday after eating a free midday meal at a government-run school near Mumbai, officials said, adding that 13 were in a critical condition.
Most of the children at the rural primary school fell ill after the lunch of rice and pulses.
“Ninety-seven have been admitted to hospital, a few of them are critical,” Shrikrishna Kokate, Deputy Police Chief of Palghar district told AFP.
13 critical
Hospital officials said 247 students were initially brought for treatment late afternoon after they complained of nausea and started vomiting. “Thirteen are critical but out of danger. More than 140 were discharged after medical screening. The rest are undergoing treatment,” Ashok Khandagle, a doctor attending the sick children said. — AFP
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