Shikarpur: 100 children land in hospital due to food poisoning
Last updated on: 06 June,2019 06:14 am
At least 100 children were hospitalised after eating poisonous 'Chat' in Shikarpur on Wednesday
SHIKARPUR (Dunya News) – At least 100 children suffering from food poisoning, were hospitalised after eating poisonous Chat in village Amrot near Shikarpur on Wednesday, Dunya News reported.
According to parents, the children ate Chat from a park near the village after which their condition deteriorated. At least 80 children were shifted to Tehsil Hospital Lucky Ghulam Shah and 20 other were taken to nearby hospitals where doctors confirmed that the children were suffering from food poisoning.
Meanwhile, emergency was declared in Tehsil Hospital Lucky Ghulam Shah and leaves of all staff have been cancelled. According to hospital sources, all the patients are in stable condition.
Police have started the investigation and are conduction raids to arrest Chat vendor.