Regarding the suspected poisoning after eating bread at the No. Bich toad shop system, on November 11, the Department of Medical Affairs - Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said that as of 4:00 p.m. the same day, there were a total of 299 preliminary cases from 14 hospitals. Most of the patients are in stable condition and have been discharged from the hospital.
Military Hospital 175 has 175 cases, of which 25 are inpatients. Tam Anh General Hospital has 30 cases, of which 5 are inpatients.
Gia Dinh People's Hospital has 62 cases, of which, 37 cases are being treated. 1 blood culture positive for Salmonella, 1 blood culture positive for Staphylococcus coagulase negative bacteria, 1 fecal culture with Salmonella bacteria. There was 1 serious case with many underlying diseases.
Binh Dan Hospital has 1 case and has been discharged. My Duc Tan Binh Hospital has 1 case of a 28-year-old pregnant woman who has been discharged from the hospital. Becamex International Hospital has 9 cases undergoing inpatient treatment, expected to be discharged on November 12.
Trung My Tay General Hospital has 7 cases that are currently stable, of which 1 case is being treated as an inpatient. Go Vap General Hospital has 4 cases, of which 1 case is being treated, and his health is stable.
Children's Hospital 2 has 3 inpatients, the children's condition is stable. Hoc Mon Regional General Hospital has 1 case, discharged.
Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, branch 1 (Cho Lon ward) has 2 cases, of which 1 case has been transferred to Thong Nhat Hospital for treatment, 1 case has been transferred to Trung My Tay Hospital and has been discharged from the hospital. Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, branch 3 (Phu Nhuan Ward) has 2 cases and has been discharged from the hospital.
People's Hospital 115 has 1 case, has been discharged from the hospital. Khanh Hoi General Hospital has 1 case and has been discharged from the hospital.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health believes that initially, clinical and paraclinical data of most patients were suitable for intestinal cultural agents, most likely Salmonella.
On November 10, the Food Safety Department (Ministry of Health) sent a document to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety to investigate and handle the suspected food poisoning case.
The inspectorate of Hanh Thong ward recorded that the No. Bich toad bakery had registered its business according to the Business Registration Certificate No. 41M8041525 issued by the People's Committee of Go Vap district on May 7, 2020.
As reported by Lao Dong Newspaper, Ms. Bich's toad shop has a main store on Nguyen Thai Son Street (Hanh Thong Ward) and a branch 2 on Le Quang Dinh Street (Binh Loi Trung Ward). This store sells on a food delivery application. It is known that this bakery opens from 4:30 am every day and sells until 6:30 pm every day.
