Overview
- A cluster of students at Mar Baselios Aided Upper Primary School in Koilady reported fever and vomiting over several days, leading local health teams to respond.
- Thirty-eight children who continued to show discomfort were admitted to Bathery Taluk Hospital, where staff set up a special ward for their care.
- The Kerala Health Department collected and dispatched samples from affected pupils to laboratories for diagnostic testing, and officials say results are pending.
- Authorities declared a precautionary one-week holiday for the school and are monitoring students and staff, including a teacher who also reported symptoms.
- Panchayat and district health officials described most children as in satisfactory condition and have urged calm while the investigation and lab work proceed.