Nearly 40 people in Bac Quang district, Vietnam’s northern province of Ha Giang were hospitalized due to food poisoning from Sept 25-27. The victims suffered symptoms of stomachache, vomiting, and high fever after attending a party in Dong Yen commune, the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported Sept 28. Local health taskforces took the food sample, medical waste for testing to find the poisoning cause. (nld.com.vn Sept 28)
