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29 preschoolers sick with suspected food poisoning in SW China
KUNMING, Dec. 30, 2017 (BSS/Xinhua) — A total of 29 kindergarten children
have been sent to hospital with suspected food poisoning in southwest China’s
Yunnan Province, the local government said Saturday.
The suspected food poisoning occurred Friday afternoon at Futai
kindergarten, a private institution in Xishan district, Kunming City, capital
of Yunnan.
The children reported vomiting and stomach pains. The kindergarten reported
the incident to Xishan district education bureau, which activated an
emergency response, the district government said in a statement.
The children have been sent to three hospitals for treatment and are in
stable condition. An investigation is underway.
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