On April 30, a specific bakery in Xuan Binh ward of Long Khanh City was found to be the source of a poisoning outbreak that affected over 560 people. Out of these, more than 200 were hospitalized while others with milder symptoms received check-ups and returned home by May 6. As of now, only a few cases with mild symptoms are being monitored at home, and the number of hospitalizations has shown signs of decreasing.
The investigation into the poisoning has been transferred to the police, and if no criminal liability is found, the city will handle administrative violations accordingly. The most severe case involves a 6-year-old boy in a coma at Children’s Hospital 1 in Ho Chi Minh City, while the second case is a 7-year-old child at Dong Nai Children’s Hospital showing signs of improvement.
The patients were found to have E.coli bacteria in their blood after consuming bread from the specific bakery on April 30. The shop owner reported selling 1,100 loaves of bread that day, leading to numerous cases of poisoning. The shop has since stopped operating, and samples of food from the bakery have been collected for testing. The symptoms of E.coli poisoning include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, and the investigation is ongoing to determine the exact cause of the contamination.
