In a shocking incident, 11 tribal children, aged between five to 10, suffered from food poisoning after having a meal at a wedding ceremony on Monday, February 1. All kids are being treated at Kasa government hospital and are said to be in a stable condition.
They were part of a wedding party at Kirat village in Dahanu. As the ceremony was on till late night, the children were served dinner. After consuming food, they returned from the ceremony. Some complained of nausea, vomiting and stomach ache, which led to chaos in the hall. The food, including a brinjal gravy and juice, have been sent for tests.
Dahanu taluka health officers reached the venue and rushed the children to the hospital. The adults had not eaten the food as the ceremony was in progress. A few children who also consumed the food did not show any symptoms of food poisoning. They too were taken to the hospital and kept under observation.
Earlier, at least 12 kids were administered hand sanitiser instead of the oral polio vaccine drops at a Primary Health Centre in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, officials said on Monday, February 1.
The incident took place at Bhanbora PHC (Primary Health Centre) in Kapsikopri village, when over 2,000 small children aged 1-5 years had gathered along with their parents for the polio vaccination programme under the national immunization drive.
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