In photos: Bac Ninh parents head to Hanoi for tapeworm tests
VOV.VN -Large numbers of worried parents from Bac Ninh province flocked to Hanoi on March 19. The parents were bringing their children to a specialised hospital to undergo tests for tapeworm.
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| Hundreds of parents carrying their children line up to be tested for tapeworm at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases (NHTD) at 3:00 a.m. This comes after news broke that 57 children from the Thanh Khuong Kindergarten in Bac Ninh province were found to have been infected. |
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| The origins of the story began late last month when pork suspected of being infected with parasites was found in a school’s kitchen. The pork was supplied by the Huong Thanh Company. |
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| Although the provincial Department of Health planned to offer free blood tests for students of 19 kindergartens which used pork provided by Huong Thanh Company, many parents took the matter into their own hands and rushed to Hanoi so their children could undergo testing. |
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| A mother said that she did not want to wait for the free tapeworm tests in the province. Instead, she decided to travel to Hanoi so her child could be tested at a hospital. |
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| Many of the children showed signs of tiredness as they were forced to wake up at 1 a.m. to travel to Hanoi. |
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| Parents wait with their children. |
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| Many of the hospitals staff will have to work earlier than usual to meet the demands of the parents. |
