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Starting at around 10:20 a.m. today, 21 people — 17 males and four females — were admitted to the Infectious Diseases Department of Sumgait Medical Center’s Children’s Hospital on suspicion of poisoning.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports that the information was provided by TƏBİB, the medical territorial units management association.
The patients received the necessary medical care. Those whose condition was assessed as satisfactory were discharged for outpatient treatment at home.
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The number of people suspected of being poisoned at a school in Sumgait has reached 21.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports that TƏBİB said 21 people — 17 males and four females — had been admitted to the Infectious Diseases Department of Sumgait Medical Center’s Children’s Hospital from around 10:20 a.m. on suspicion of poisoning.
The patients received the necessary medical care, and their treatment is continuing in the relevant department. Their condition is assessed as stable.
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Initial findings suggest that students in Sumgait may have been poisoned by confectionery that was past its expiry date.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports that the Azerbaijan Food Safety Agency (AFSA) issued the information.
The agency said it had immediately taken under its control and begun investigating the poisoning incident reported at Sumgait Secondary School No. 36:
“The agency is taking appropriate measures to establish the cause of the incident.
According to the results of the initial investigation, the incident was caused by confectionery brought to the school by one of the students that had passed its expiry date. The investigation is continuing. The public will be provided with further information on the measures taken.”
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Today, during classes at Sumgait Secondary School No. 36, a group of students felt unwell. The school administration immediately took the matter under its control, and the students were referred to a relevant medical facility.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports that the Absheron-Khizi Regional Education Department provided the information.
According to the department, preliminary findings indicate that classmates ate confectionery brought from home by one of the students. The schoolchildren felt unwell after eating it. An investigation is being conducted with the relevant authorities to establish the cause of the incident.
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The Food Safety Agency is investigating a poisoning incident at Sumgait Secondary School No. 36.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports that the agency provided the information.
The agency is taking appropriate measures to establish the cause of the incident. Further information will be provided to the public once the investigation’s results are available.
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A mass poisoning incident involving students occurred at Sumgait Secondary School No. 36.
“Operative Information Center-OMM”, citing APA, reports that preliminary information indicated 14 students had been poisoned.
Employees of the relevant authorities were dispatched to the scene.
TƏBİB said that at around 10:20 a.m., 11 boys and three girls were admitted to the Infectious Diseases Department of Sumgait Medical Center’s Children’s Hospital on suspicion of poisoning: “The patients have received the necessary medical care, their treatment is continuing in the relevant department, and their condition is assessed as stable.”
