EC Health Dept probes hospitalisation of 300 pupils
The Health Department in the Eastern Cape is investigating the circumstances that led to 320 pupils being rushed to hospital.
Last week, pupils from Osborn High School in KwaBhaca were rushed to several healthcare facilities with diarrhoea and vomiting.
This is the latest in a series of suspected incidents involving food poisoning nationwide.
Recently, 143 pupils from two schools in the Eastern Cape were hospitalised after consuming items bought from informal traders.
The department’s spokesperson, Sizwe Kupelo, says they are working tirelessly to determine the cause of the illness.
“Three-hundred-and-twenty learners from Osborn High School in KwaBhaca had to be rushed to primary health facilities around the area and Madzikane Ka Zulu Hospital. A number of them were treated and discharged, while four remain in the hospital in a stable condition.
“Samples were taken to the laboratory, that includes water and food samples, to determine the cause of illness. Clinical investigations were also conducted.”
ALSO READ:
