New details have emerged regarding the situation at the school in the city of Novocheboksarsk.
The number of patients with signs of poisoning has increased. Norovirus RNA was also found in the school.
Children fell ill en masse after visiting the school cafeteria, TASS reports.
163 people sought medical help. Five students required hospitalization. They are under medical supervision, their lives are not in danger.
34 people called the ambulance line, and another 129 received outpatient care at the clinic.
We are mainly talking about students from City Secondary School No. 4, whose ages range from 8 to 16 years.
Epidemiologists arrived at the educational institution and have already established the cause of the incident.
Norovirus RNA was detected in those who fell ill, and a number of violations of sanitary legislation were recorded in the food service area.
Doctors provide assistance to the sick, and experts are disinfecting the premises.
The head of Chuvashia Oleg Nikolaev took the situation under personal control.
