About 400 students of various schools of Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal fell ill on Thursday after being administered medicine in view of the National Deworming Day.
District Chief Medical Officer (Health) Prakash Mridha said cases of school children falling ill were reported from Moynaguri, Dhupguri, Moamari, Jalpaiguri and other places.
About 300 children have been admitted to different hospitals in the district and state Tourism Minister Goutam Deb and Mridha visited the children.
All of them complained of uneasiness, sweating, stomach ache and vomiting. Many of them rushed back home and were taken to hospitals by their family members, while many were shifted by the teachers. However, the condition of none of them is serious, sources in the hospitals said.
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