66 Gyeongju High School Students and Staff Suffer Food Poisoning... Final Exams Postponed

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In a high school in Gyeongju City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 66 students and staff members showed symptoms of food poisoning, prompting health authorities to conduct an epidemiological investigation.

According to the Gyeongsangbuk-do Office of Education on the 24th, 41 students and 5 staff members at the school exhibited symptoms of food poisoning such as diarrhea and abdominal pain on the 22nd. Additional checks on the 23rd confirmed that the number of food poisoning cases increased to 66.

Among them, 46 recovered after outpatient treatment, and the remaining 20 are still receiving treatment. The school suspended school meals and postponed the final exams originally scheduled for the 24th to the 29th to the new dates of the 28th to the 31st.

A Gyeongsangbuk-do Office of Education official stated regarding the epidemiological investigation, "Some enteropathogenic Escherichia coli were detected in a rapid test, but it was not conclusive, so a detailed examination is being conducted and we are awaiting the results."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.