Suspected Food Poison Drama In Mabohai School
By Salawati Hj Yahya and Rafidah Jumat

Bandar Seri Begawan - Pandemonium broke out when nineteen students from Mabohai Primary School in the Brunei capital yesterday suffered severe bouts of vomiting and diarrhea believed to be symptoms of food poisoning.

It is understood that they ate egg sandwiches and had hot drinks the school supplied through the Ministry of Education feeding scheme.

At about 10am yesterday morning, an hour after the recess hour, students from primary one to six complained of stomachache to their teachers while some vomited.

As the situation became worrisome six students were rushed to the nearby health centre for immediate treatment.

According to a source at the health centre, after examination, the centre instructed several of its officers to go to the school to attend to the rest of the students.

The school's hall was immediately transformed into a medical examination area so that the medical team could check other affected students efficiently.

A father of a sick student who contacted the Borneo Bulletin said when he went to the school to pick up his child when there were about ten students who were still suffering from vomiting and diarrhea and were seen queuing up waiting to be treated.

However, the school's headmaster when contacted by the press said the situation was not so serious. He said it did not affect the general health of the students as according to him the food poisoning only hit nine students.

The medical team also inspected the kitchen and took samples of the suspected food and drinks.

The Bulletin also spoke to several teachers of the school who said that about 19 students were affected by alleged food poisoning and one went pale with severe stomachache an hour after having the suspected food and drink.

The medical team who were deployed also confirmed that a total of 20 students were given treatment and six students were rushed to the nearby Ong Sum Ping health centre earlier after complaining of stomachache, vomiting and diarrhea. (Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin)

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