Kimchi Blamed For Mass Sickness In South Korea | English News | South Korea News | N18G
About 1,000 people in South Korea are suffering from food poisoning linked to kimchi contaminated with norovirus.
Officials in Namwon City, in the south-west of the country, announced on Friday morning that there had been 996 confirmed cases - although local media reports say that number had climbed to 1,024 by early Saturday afternoon.
Authorities said the popular fermented cabbage dish had been distributed to those now sick through school meals in the city.
They added that students and staff from 24 schools were among the patients with vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pains.
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