AKIPRESS.COM - The total number of poisoned after eating ice cream reached 1,500 people in Shahrihan district of Andijan region. Hundreds of people received the first aid, centralasian.org reports.
Currently, hundreds of people are undergoing treatment in the hospital, according to one of the doctors. "About 200 people are receiving a treatment, 5 others are in the intensive care unit," he said.
Several people are getting treatment in other hospitals, according to sources.
Police in Andijan region said that all those poisoned ate ice cream in the cafe "Max" located in the center of Shahrihan.
A group of doctors arrived in the district to examine those hospitalized.