39 suffer from food poisoning in Irbid

AMMAN — Thirty-nine people suffered from food-poisoning in Irbid's Hatem village on Sunday, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. Director of Irbid's Health Department, Qasim Mayyas, said that 22 of them were transferred to Yarmouk Hospital, two were sent to Princess Basma Hospital, while 15 have left the medical facilities after treatment.

Yarmouk Hospital Director Mohammad Maghyreh said that all necessary medical and emergency measures had been taken, noting that the patients are now in fair condition.

During a visit to the hospital to check on the patients, Irbid Governor Radwan Otoum said that all the concerned agencies were following up on the issue. Mayyas told Petra that the department formed a medical team to check on restaurants in the region, which led to the identification of the restaurant where the patients ate “rotten food”.

He added that the restaurant will be under precautionary closure until the food samples are tested, which usually takes 24 hours. Health Minister Mahmood Sheyyab visited the patients in hospital on Sunday.