Around 80 students fall ill after eating mid-day meal with dead lizard in Karnataka

An official said the students were admitted to a government hospital (Representational)

Haveri, Karnataka:

Around 80 students of a primary school in Karnataka’s Haveri district fell ill after lunch in which a dead lizard was found.

The district health officer (DHO) said, “The incident happened on Monday. Around 80 school children fell ill after eating the midday meal in which a dead lizard was found. The students were admitted to a government hospital in Ranibennur town.”

The DHO said that the children have now recovered after treatment and have been discharged from the hospital.

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