Forty eight resident doctors of Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Medical College (LTMGH) located in Sion, Mumbai have fallen ill after consuming sweets on the occasion of Independence Day.
The duty doctor at LTMGH said, "We got news around 12 noon that some of our resident doctors were complaining of stomach ache after consuming sweets distributed during breakfast on Independence Day".
She said, "By 1.00pm some eight or nine doctors had reported of stomach ache, by 4.00pm, the number had risen to around forty."
The sweet that all the admitted doctors ate was prepared by the canteen of the hostel at which they stay.
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