Mbizana – Two hundred children from the Mlindazwe junior secondary school in Mbizana, in the Eastern Cape, are believed to have food poisoning, with many spending the night in hospital.
Department of Health spokesperson, Sizwe Kupelo, confirmed that 162 learners had been kept overnight at the St Patrick’s Hospital in Bizana for observation.
Kupelo said the students, all grade 9 learners, had attended a farewell party on the 25th of October.
He said the learners had started complaining of stomach cramps, headache, vomiting and diarrhoea, and were rushed to the hospital on Thursday.
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