192 children fall prey to food poisoning in Crimea
September 7th, 2009 - 12:57 am ICT by IANSSimferopol, Sep 6 (RIA Novosti) The number of children hit by food poisoning in Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula of Crimea has risen to 192, health authorities said Sunday.
“As of 8.00 a.m. (05:00 GMT), 138 children remain in hospital (54 children have been discharged from hospital). Three children are in a relatively serious condition,” a spokesman said.
On Thursday, 59 children from Dzhankoi city were hospitalised with suspected food poisoning. A hospital spokesperson said the three nurseries the children attended all received food from the same supplier.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has ordered an “immediate investigation” into the incident.
In July, 38 children were hospitalised with food poisoning after attending summer camps in eastern Ukraine.
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