50 taken ill after village feast, food poisoning suspected

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KalingaTV News Network

Puri: Over 50 persons in Potala village under Teishpur panchayat were admitted to various hospitals in the district last night after they developed sickness following consumption of food during a village feast.

As per the reports, an ‘Asta Prahari’ puja was held in the village recently and a feast was held on its concluding night, on Sunday. While villagers including men, women and children took part in the puja and had their dinner in the feast, a number of them developed symptoms like nausea, vomiting and loose motion on the same night. The number of sick persons increased on Monday to become over 50 by the evening.

The sick villagers have been admitted to Mangalpur, Satasankha and Sakhigopal Community Health Centres (CHCs) and the district administration has made arrangements for their free treatment.

Meanwhile, a special team of health officials has also been rushed to Potala to take stock of the situation. The team has collected food samples reaching the village and distributed ORS packets to the villagers with minor sickness.

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