Until Tonight, 30 Students Of SMA Siwalima Ambon Are Still In Medical Care Due To Food Toxics

Baguala Police Chief, AKP Meity Jacobus/ANTARA

AMBON - A total of 30 of the 70 students of SMA Siwalima Ambon who were poisoned by mass food consumed until the evening are still undergoing intensive medical treatment at a number of hospitals in the local city. "Currently there are 34 students who are still undergoing medical treatment at the hospital," said Baguala Police Chief AKP Meity Jacobus in Ambon, Antara, Friday, November 18. According to him, the flagship school in Maluku Province also does not dare to take risks with the health of its students, so they must be taken to the hospital for medical treatment. Initially, these dozens of students received medical assistance from health workers at the Nania Health Center in the UKS room and the school hall. According to the statement of one of the students, Prety Masella, last Thursday at around 13:00 WIT, students took part in lunch with all students with the fried fish and vegetables menu. This 11th grade student admitted that she had started to feel that her body condition had become weak and that she wanted to vomit at night. Then around 20.00 WIT, the person concerned had dinner together with a green peanut soup menu and eggs. However, while enjoying his dinner, he immediately experienced dizziness and nausea, but Praty still insisted on participating in night learning activities. On Friday morning at around 08.00 WIT, the victim had stomach aches and nausea, his headache was accompanied by weakness which resulted in a decrease in consciousness. Nania Health Center officers have also sent food samples to the laboratory to determine the cause of the mass poisoning. Head of the Maluku Education and Culture Office, Insun Sangadji, said that his party was moving quickly to respond to the student's mass poisoning case by sending health workers to SMA Siwalima Ambon. "The food sample is temporarily examined in the laboratory, so we are waiting for the results of the examination by the Ambon POM Center to find out the cause," he said. The provincial Education and Culture Office will also provide guidance to third parties who manage catering for SMA Siwalima students who live in school dormitories.