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AHMEDABAD: Over 300 individuals, together with 100 kids, had been hospitalized after consuming meals at a marriage in Bhavnagar district’s Palitana late on Sunday evening.
Native well being officers suspect that the victims suffered meals poisoning as a result of consumption of rooster biriyani on Sunday evening. 100 of them was discharged after major therapy and the remaining are reported to be nonetheless below therapy.
The incident occurred throughout the wedding ceremony perform of native businessman Yunush Mahatar. Round 1,000 friends ate on the feast, however those that had non-vegetarian meals largely fell ailing.
Hospital beds fell quick at evening.
Medical Officer Mansinghji Authorities Hospital Dr Anita stated that “round 200 persons are receiving therapy within the authorities hospital. In response to the preliminary report, these individuals have been affected by meals poisoning on account of consuming some meals within the perform.”
Native resident Iqbal stated, “there was a marriage celebration on the home of Yunush Mahatar. He lived in our neighbourhood. Along with his friends, individuals from the neighbourhood had been additionally invited to his celebration. On the celebration, non-veg and veg meals was served. All of the victims of meals poisoning had eaten non-vegetarian meals.”
After about an hour of consuming meals, individuals began falling ailing one after one other. Some began vomiting with stomach ache. The sufferers had been despatched to Mansinghji Authorities Hospital. Quickly, the variety of sufferers crossed 100 inflicting a scarcity in hospital beds. The state of affairs demanded two-three sufferers be handled on the identical mattress. Greater than 100 kids had been among the many sufferers.
Former Nagar Palika president Pravin Gadhvi stated, “high officers of the well being division additionally reached the spot and began OPD on the spot. The meals division of the municipality took numerous samples of meals from the banquet web site and despatched them to the laboratory for testing.”
