It is reported that 29 students below grade 5 studying at Glaso Primary School in Nuwara Eliya were admitted to the Nuwara Eliya District General Hospital today (28) at around 12 pm due to food poisoning.
The school has arranged to provide lunch to the school students studying in this school every day and today (28) the students have vomited and fainted after eating lunch. Due to this, the students have been admitted to the hospital.
It is reported that Nuwara Eliya Zonal Director of Education Mr. Lasantha Amberatne said that the students have fallen ill due to substandard food and a special team has already been deployed to conduct an investigation and complete the necessary legal proceedings in this regard.