Several of those poisoned at the June 27 high school in Turén had respiratory failure and others fainted. When they woke up, they didn’t remember anything
At the June 27 high school in Turén, Portuguesa state, it was reported that about 85 people – including teachers, professors and security personnel – were intoxicated on Thursday, November 7 for unknown reasons. This caused classes to be suspended until Monday to determine the causes of what happened.
According to the portal News All Now80 students, two teachers, two officers of the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) and a nurse were poisoned; presenting respiratory difficulty in some cases and fainting in others. They were taken to various health centers such as the Dr. Armando Delgado Montero hospital in the town, the Oswaldo Barrios hospital in Píritu and private health centers in Villa Bruzual.
Onofrio Cavallo, mayor of Turén, pointed out that the first case of poisoning was recorded at approximately 8:30 am; but it was after 11:00 am that massive cases were evident, many of which were spread on social networks.
One of the relatives told the aforementioned media that, when the fainted victims recovered, they did not remember anything of what happened.
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The event also led to the deployment of security agencies in health centers. They cleared the infrastructure and forced everyone to wear masks.
“There is a very pungent smell inside,” said one of the users.
In the afternoon of Thursday, November 7, Commissioner Luis Medina, Secretary of Citizen Security in the state of Portuguesa, said that the Scientific, Criminal and Criminal Investigation Corps (Cicpc) and the Public Ministry are in charge of the investigations.
In addition to this, he noted that a special anti-terrorism unit was traveling from Caracas to join the investigation.
On the other hand, he explained that they have already sent the blood samples of those affected to a laboratory to determine the substance that caused their poisoning. In addition, a sweep was carried out at the high school.
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