59 students in Lao Cai are in stable health and are preparing to be discharged from the hospital

Đinh Đại |

After 2 days of treatment, the health of 59 students from Lao Cai College has stabilized and they are preparing to be discharged from the hospital.

On the evening of October 11, Lao Cai Center for Disease Control informed that as of 4:00 p.m. the same day, the number of students of Lao Cai College hospitalized was 59 (of which 53 cases were treated at Hung Thinh General Hospital, 6 cases were treated at the Provincial General Hospital).

In addition, 12 cases with mild digestive disorders were monitored and treated at the dormitory of Lao Cai College.

Currently, 5/59 cases have been discharged from the hospital. The health of the remaining cases is stable, the disease has improved slightly, and they are expected to be discharged in the next 1-2 days.

As reported, on the afternoon of October 9, a number of students in dormitory 1 of Lao Cai College showed symptoms of digestive disorders, including fever, vomiting, stomachache, and diarrhea after having lunch at the school's canteen.

Immediately after being discovered, these students were taken by the school and their families to Hung Thinh General Hospital for treatment.

On October 10, the Lao Cai Province Food Safety Branch established two working groups, one of which conducted an epidemiological investigation of cases of students with symptoms of digestive disorders being treated at Hung Thinh General Hospital.

The remaining interdisciplinary inspection team will conduct surprise inspections of food safety regulations at kitchens and related food supply establishments.

Xet nghiem mau nuoc lay tu bep an so 1 cua Truong Cao dang Lao Cai. Anh: Dinh Dai
Testing water samples taken from kitchen No. 1 of Lao Cai College. Photo: Dinh Dai

To determine the exact cause of the incident, the Provincial Food Safety Branch coordinated with the Lao Cai Disease Control Center to collect samples of domestic water, drinking water and food samples used on October 8 and 9 to send to the testing agency to determine the cause.

Also on October 10, Lao Cai College issued a notice to temporarily suspend the operation of the kitchen service at facility 1 until there is an official conclusion from the authorities.

It is known that the kitchen service at Lao Cai College 1 has been operating since August 2023. On average, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on weekdays, the facility provides about 100 meals for students.

Đinh Đại
TIN LIÊN QUAN

An Giang Provincial Party Secretary holds the position of Deputy Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission

|

The Politburo transferred, assigned and appointed Mr. Le Hong Quang to hold the position of Deputy Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission.

Heavy rain causes local congestion on many streets in Hanoi

|

Hanoi - Due to heavy rain on the evening of June 30, some streets in Hanoi experienced local congestion.

Mr. Tran Thanh Lam holds the position of Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department

|

The Secretariat decided to transfer and appoint Mr. Tran Thanh Lam to the position of Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department.

20h News: Ministry of Education and Training talks about marking high school graduation exams when merging provinces and cities

|

20h News on September 30: The marking of high school graduation exams is not affected by the merger of provinces and cities; Forecast of very heavy rain in the next 3 days...

Vietnam General Confederation of Labor offers incense to commemorate the late General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh

|

Hung Yen - On the afternoon of June 30, a working delegation of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor led by Comrade Nguyen Dinh Khang - Member of the Party Central Committee, President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor offered incense to commemorate the late General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh at the memorial house in Nguyen Van Linh commune, Yen My district (Hung Yen).

List of leaders of 34 provinces and cities after merging administrative units

|

List of leaders of provinces, cities, communes and wards after the merger of administrative units.

Announcing the list of Secretaries of 126 communes and wards of Hanoi when implementing 2-level government

|

Hanoi - Below is a list of Secretaries of communes and wards of Hanoi when implementing 2-level government.

Lao Cai sets up inspection team after 50 students hospitalized

Đinh Đại |

An inspection team was established to clarify the case of 50 students from Lao Cai College being hospitalized with symptoms of fever, stomachache, and diarrhea after eating at the canteen.

Lao Cai stops kitchen operations after 49 students hospitalized

Đinh Đại |

As of October 10, 49 students from Lao Cai College had to be hospitalized due to suspected food poisoning.

40 students in Lao Cai hospitalized after lunch

Đinh Đại |

Students of Lao Cai College were hospitalized with vomiting, stomachache, and diarrhea after eating lunch at the school canteen.