Overview
- Guests began suffering vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach pain soon after eating at a wedding in Moonak, with the first cases reported on Tuesday and the total falling ill rising to more than 250 by Wednesday.
- Moonak Civil Hospital received a continuous stream of patients and filled its beds, leading staff to place mattresses on the floor and to admit 61 of about 81 who reached the hospital while others were treated and discharged.
- Several patients were moved to private hospitals and to Tohana in Haryana because the local facility lacked capacity, and ambulances and medical teams from nearby towns were deployed to help.
- Health officials collected food samples from the function and sent them for laboratory analysis to identify the cause, with some attendees suspecting curd but authorities saying results are needed before assigning blame.
- Punjab ministers visited the hospital, ordered round-the-clock monitoring and urged stricter food-safety enforcement as officials continue the investigation and most patients are reported to be out of danger.