Turkey’s Tokat reports infection outbreak: 5,000 cases
Over the past three days, about 5,000 people in the Turkish city of Tokat have sought hospital care with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Seventy people have been hospitalized, and water is being tested in Ankara.
Yulduz Salimov1 min read
In the Turkish city of Tokat, about 5,000 people have sought hospital care over the past three days with symptoms of an intestinal disorder — nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Of those who sought care, 70 people were admitted for inpatient treatment, and 30 of them remain under treatment.
Specialists took drinking water samples and sent them to Ankara for testing. According to Tokat Governor Abdullah Köklü, it cannot yet be stated with certainty that water is the cause of the illness.
It cannot yet be stated with certainty that water is the cause of the illness.
Final results are expected to be announced after analyses are carried out by the Turkish Ministry of Health.
Classes in local schools have been suspended for one day to carry out disinfection work. According to the governor, lessons are planned to resume on Tuesday.
Source: modern.az
