MCPCR team enquires condition of food poisoning patients
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 21 2022:
A team of Manipur Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MCPCR) comprising its chairperson Ph Manibabu Sharma and members Kh Jitendra Singh and L Megaraj along with Child Welfare Committee, Thoubal members Kh Hema Devi and Rabamjan Begum on Tuesday visited District Hospital, Thoubal and CHC Yairipok to enquire about the health condition of some persons admitted at the healthcare facilities due to suspected food poisoning.
As per a release, 36 patients including six children were admitted for treatment for suspected food poisoning after they consumed dish prepared with fermented fish and local fish at a Vishwakarma puja celebration held at a car workshop at Yairipok Malom on September 17 .
The Food Safety Department has submitted a report to the Commission regarding the incident, but it has not been able to exactly confirm the cause of the food poisoning, it added.
The release further informed that all the patients have now recovered and discharged from the hospitals.