On April 30, a bakery in Xuan Binh ward of Long Khanh City was the source of a poisoning outbreak that affected over 560 people. Of these, more than 200 have since been discharged from the hospital, while 119 cases are still being monitored for treatment at home. The number of hospitalizations has begun to decrease after increasing continuously in recent days.
The most severe cases include a 6-year-old boy who is still in a deep coma and requires ongoing ventilation and dialysis at Children’s Hospital 1 in Ho Chi Minh City. Another child, aged 7, is being treated at Dong Nai Children’s Hospital and is showing signs of improvement. The remaining severe cases are currently stable. The case file has been handed over to the police investigation agency for further processing.
Doctor Le Quang Trung, Director of Dong Nai Department of Health, has confirmed that three seriously ill pediatric patients infected with E. coli bacteria developed symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea following consumption of bread sold at the bakery on April 30th. Food samples collected from the bakery are currently being tested to determine the cause of the outbreak. The shop has since closed down and an interdisciplinary inspection team has sealed off the freezer containing various food items purchased from small retail stores and processed by the shop without a sales contract.