Dozens of people hospitalised after taking unhygienic drink

KARACHI: Several people were hospitalised after taking unhygienic drink in Karachi’s area of Gari Khata, on Saturday.

According to details, condition of 43 persons, including majority of children, deteriorated after drinking unhygienic drinks from a milk shop. Rescue teams shifted the affected persons to nearby hospital where condition of the patients are said to be out of danger. According to police owner of the milk shop managed to escape while four workers from the shop were taken into custody.

Earlier on 24th of October, last year, at least 45 school students in Hyderabad were hospitalised on suspicion of food poisoning.

As per details, the students, who were staying at the hostel of a school near Hala Naka, Hyderabad, fell sick after eating breakfast and were rushed to the Civil Hospital Hyderabad suffering from nausea and vomiting.—