60 students fall sick in two state-run schools in T'gana

Hyderabad, Dec 12 (PTI) Sixty students of two state-run schools suffered vomiting and other issues in separate incidents here on Friday.

None of them is in a serious condition.

Police said 44 students of a government school at Madhapur began vomiting after taking mid-day meals.

They were rushed to a nearby government hospital and 38 of them needed only basic treatment to recover.

However, six others, whose condition was a cause for concern, were admitted to a corporate super-speciality hospital.

All six are expected to be discharged on December 13, police said.

As per preliminary findings, a sweet served in the lunch may have been contaminated.

In another incident, 16 students of a state-run minority residential welfare school complained of vomiting and loose motion.

They were taken to a government hospital at King Koti where the doctors treated them for mild gastroenteritis and dehydration. No one is in danger.

The cause of illness is under investigation, an official said. PTI SJR SJR ROH