Excelsior Correspondent
REASI, Feb 14: Some children among more than four dozen people in remote area of Thakrakot Panasa fell ill and were admitted in the hospital after they complained of vomiting, diarrhea and other food poisoning symptoms.
While 28 patients are admitted in District Hospital Reasi, more than 20 are undergoing treatment at Primary Health Centre Thakrakot Panasa even as condition of all of them is stable and improving, said Chief Medical Officer, Reasi, Dr Pritam Singh Thakur.
“Though all the patients are out of danger, a number of medical teams along with ambulances are camping the affected area where people fell ill purportedly after eating food in an annual Bhandara a day before yesterday,” the CMO added.
As per the locals, a large number of people in Thakrakot Panasa and adjoining areas fell ill with the symptoms of gastroenteritis after they consumed food in a Bhandara on last Wednesday. As condition of the patients did not improve even after a day, they approached the PHC Thakrakot early this morning after which Medical Officer Neelam Bharti reported the matter to CMO office Reasi besides referring some of the patients to District Hospital Reasi.
Acting swiftly, the CMO office Reasi swung into action and immediately rushed two ambulances besides Medical teams from Katra, Pouni and Arnas to Thakrakot for assessing the situation and ensure proper treatment to all the patients.
“BMO Pouni, Dr Kamal Zadu along with his team is still camping the area while Medical teams are conducting house to house visit for ensuring that no patient remains without treatment,” CMO Reasi told the Excelsior and added that local Sarpanch was constantly in touch with him while a team of District Health Officer along with Food Safety Officer is also visiting Thakrakot Panasa tomorrow.
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