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Over 130 students of nursing college hostel fall ill due to suspected food poisoning


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Mangaluru, Feb 07, 2023: Over 130 students residing in the hostel of a nursing college affiliated to City Hospital in Mangaluru were admitted to different hospitals on February 6, Monday  after they fell ill due to suspected food poisoning.

 

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It is said that contaminated water and food had resulting in the problem wherein many girl students from Dakshina Kannada, Kerala and other places suffered from stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea.

It is learnt the students were being admitted to hospitals since Monday morning and by evening the number of students who were hospitalised increased. Other students and parents gathered outside the college and expressed anguish at the  management for its failure to provide an explanation regarding the incident.

City Police Commissioner Shashi Kumar visited the hospitals where the students were being treated.

He said many girls suffered from stomach pain, diarrhea at around 2 am on Monday and  the number of students falling ill increased by evening. They have been admitted to AJ, KMC, Fr Muller and other hospitals."An investigation will be done to ascertain the cause," he added.