Passengers who remained hospitalized under observation by an alleged poisoning food during a trip in train From the city of Manzanillo to Havana, they received the medical discharge on Friday and returned to their homes.
Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, head of the Ministry of Transportation (Mitrans) reported through his Facebook profile that the decision was made after a new medical evaluation to those affected in institutions in the province of Villa Clara.
Last Thursday a diarrheal and vomiting outbreak among its passengers forced the Extra Train No. 18 crew that covered the Manzanillo-Bayamo-La Habana route to make an emergency stop in the central province.
In total, five minors and 20 adult passengers were hospitalized, although the number of poisoned was slightly higher and included three crew members, according to the figures previously published by the minister.
Rodríguez Dávila added that the investigations that so far indicate as the cause of the incident the ingestion of a food once the journey begins.
Diarrheal outbreak on a train forces an emergency stop in Villa Clara
In that sense, he pointed out that samples were taken under laboratory analysis, a process that requires between 24 and 72 hours to reach definitive results.
In turn, he said that after detected the situation, and the measures taken at that time, the passengers were transferred on bus to the Cuban capital.
When the 653 people traveling on the train were decreed to identify possible cases and apply the necessary epidemiological control measures.
The rest of the passengers and the crew that was not intoxicated continued the journey to Havana, after receiving the approval of health specialists.
