Dharamsala, September 17 – The number of Tibetan students admitted in hospitals here with suspected food poisoning today soared to 58, all of whom are reported to be in a stable condition.
Today 17 of these patients were discharged after they showed signs of improvement.
Doctors at the Dr Rajindra Prasad Zonal Medical College and Hospital and Delek Hospital, spent the day trying to confirm the cause of infection. Blood samples of those admitted to the Zonal Hospital were also taken.
While 43 students were brought to the Zonal Hospital, the Delek Hospital had 15 patients admitted in its wards.
Dr J.R.Azad, Medical Superintendent, Zonal Hospital, said that a team of doctors was working on establishing the cause and report is expected to be out soon.
Mr Sonam Choephel, in charge of the Tibetan Welfare Office, said fresh admissions to the hospitals had stopped and the problem seemed to have been contained, as no more cases were reported.
Mr Yonten Norby, principal of the Tibet Transit School said that it was still not confirmed how the infection spread among the students.
“Precautionary measures are being taken and the students have also been given preventive medicines today by a team of doctors from the Tibetan Medical Institution so that the infection is brought under control”.
