On April 10, in an exchange with Lao Dong Newspaper, Ms. Diep Thi Ngoc Tien - Principal of Binh Quoi Tay Primary School (Binh Quoi ward) said that on the same morning, the whole school had 686/906 students going to school, an increase compared to April 9 (457 students). However, there are still more than 200 students who have not returned to school.
Ms. Tien said that the number of absent students stems from many reasons such as being treated at the hospital, resting to monitor health at home, or parents not being assured to send their children back to school.
Regarding the hospitalization situation, Ms. Tien said that by the evening of April 9, there were 26 students being treated. However, the data has fluctuated because some students have been discharged from the hospital.
The health of the children is generally stable, some are still slightly tired," Ms. Tien informed.
According to Ms. Tien, immediately after the incident, the school coordinated with local authorities and parents to visit students at hospitals, and at the same time sent food samples from April 7 and April 8 for testing. Results are expected to be available early next week.
Currently, boarding meal activities have been temporarily suspended, students are picked up by parents on the same day, and the school is cleaning and disinfecting the entire area while waiting for official conclusions.
Coming to school to pick up her child at noon on April 10, Ms. Duong Thi Sen, a parent of a 4th grade student, said that her child did not have serious symptoms but the family was still worried.
He is just a little tired, not nauseous or feverish. However, taking and picking up the child every day is also quite hard because I still have a young child at home," Ms. Sen said.
Meanwhile, Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Thuy, another parent, said that her family has 2 children being treated at the hospital.
The children's health has gradually stabilized," Ms. Thuy shared.
After the incident, many parents hoped that there would be a conclusion from the authorities soon to reassure their children to go back to school.
We only hope to ensure food safety for the children. The specific cause needs to wait for an official conclusion," Ms. Kim Thuy expressed.
Previously, Lao Dong newspaper reported that on the morning of April 8 (before lunch break), many students of Binh Quoi Tay Primary School showed symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal pain and then had to be hospitalized for monitoring.
The incident caused parents to worry and the school temporarily stopped organizing semi-boarding from April 9 to coordinate with functional agencies to inspect and clarify the cause.
