16 children taken ill at school

Thiruvananthapuram: Sixteen children from SSPB High School at Kadakkavoor, who were taken ill on Friday afternoon, were rushed to the Chirayinkeezhu hospital after school authorities suspected food poisoning.

Initially, medical teams from Chirayinkeezhu and Vakkom community health centres were rushed to the school after the school authorities raised alarm about children complaining of uneasiness and nausea. Later they were kept under observation at the Chirayinkeezhu CHC and discharged.