Food poisoning hospitalizes 60 teacher trainees

Food poisoning hospitalizes 60 teacher trainees

October 23, 2018   11:31 am

UPDATE (12.30 pm): The number of student hospitalized due the food poisoning has hiked up to 70, according to Ada Derana reporter.

Meanwhile, only 10 students are currently receiving treatment while being admitted to the hospital and the rest have been discharged.

 



Sixty students of Kotagala Teacher Training College have been hospitalized due to a case of food poisoning.

The students have had a chicken curry with rice for dinner last night (22) and had showed symptoms of diarrhea, dizziness and nausea the following morning (23), according to hospital sources.

Reportedly, there are 48 females and 12 males among the hospitalized students.

There are more students within the college who are yet to be admitted to the hospital, said Ada Derana reporter.

Disclaimer: All the comments will be moderated by the AD editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or slanderous. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.

Most Viewed Video Stories

Racist and extremist groups are attempting to regain power - Minister Lal Kantha (English)

Racist and extremist groups are attempting to regain power - Minister Lal Kantha (English)

Police obtain detention order to question two brothers arrested over Akuregoda double murder (English)

Cabinet approves resolution to secure US$ 400 million from World Bank to support ongoing reforms (English)

''We are with you'' - IMF Chief tells residents after visiting cyclone-affected areas (English)

🔴LIVE | Ada Derana Prime Time News Bulletin

2025 O/L Exam to begin tomorrow at 3,545 centres across Sri Lanka (English)

Late Prof. Tissa Vitharana laid to rest amidst tributes from all factions of the political sphere (English)

New details emerge on Akuregoda shooting; Two brothers linked to incident arrested (English)