Some 21 residents in the central city of Da Nang were hospitalized September 19 with food poisoning after eating steamed sticky rice in streets.
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| Food poisoning victims in the General Hospital in the central city of Da Nang |
21 people in Da Nang’s district Thanh Khe got the symptoms like tiredness, vomiting, and dizziness even some suffered low blood pressure after eating the food of a street vendor, Huynh Thi Sau, who also contracted food poisoning in the morning of September 19.
The food was made by Sau’s daughter to sell in front of a school in district; however, many pupils quit school on that day so Sau went around to sell it, according to her.
Of 21 food poisoning victims, 5 are members of a family. Da Nang General Hospital’s Digestive Department is treating 6 serious cases with low blood pressures and high fever while the Children Department admitted 10 people including a 17 month old toddler.
