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Dead Lizard Suspected After 40 Students Fall Ill
About 40 children became sick after eating breakfast at their school in Tiruvallur.
They had symptoms such as vomiting, dizziness and stomach problems.
Many of the children were taken to Tiruvallur Government Medical College Hospital.
Reports said 38 were hospitalised, while officials said about 40 children were affected.
Most children were treated and sent home.
One Class 5 student was still receiving treatment for diarrhoea.
Officials believe a lizard may have fallen into the food.
The school kitchen was in a shed and was ordered to be cleaned and repainted.
Two cooks were removed from duty, and other staff members were also ordered to face disciplinary action.
Around 40 students fell ill after eating breakfast at a school in Tiruvallur.
Students reported vomiting, dizziness and stomach-related symptoms, including diarrhoea in one case.
Reports said 38 students were hospitalised, while officials placed the number affected at around 40.
Most students were discharged and officials said they were stable; one Class 5 student continued treatment.
Authorities ordered disciplinary action, removed two cooks from duty and directed officials to clean the kitchen.
- Who
- Around 40 students from Classes 1 to 8, along with school staff and local authorities.
- What
- The students fell ill after consuming school breakfast, with symptoms including vomiting, dizziness and stomach problems.
- Where
- At an unnamed school in Tiruvallur; affected students were treated at Tiruvallur Government Medical College Hospital.
- When
- After the students consumed the school breakfast; the exact date was not stated.
- Why
- Officials suspect that a lizard may have fallen into the food in the school’s kitchen.
Key facts
- Students enrolled
- Around 50 students were enrolled in Classes 1 to 8.
- Students affected
- Around 40 students reportedly consumed the breakfast and later fell ill.
- Hospitalised
- Local reports said 38 students were hospitalised and later discharged.
- Symptoms
- Reported symptoms included vomiting, dizziness, stomach problems and diarrhoea.
- Medical status
- Officials said the students were stable; one Class 5 student continued treatment.
- Administrative action
- The two cooks were relieved from duty, and disciplinary action was ordered against them and other school officials.
- Kitchen measures
- Authorities ordered the kitchen to be cleaned, insects removed and the premises repainted.
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