17 participants of the Dostlik Cup 2026 tournament hospitalized in Tashkent
In Tashkent, 17 people from Karaganda, including 11 children, who came for the Dostlik Cup 2026 festival, were hospitalized after suffering from poisoning.
17 participants of the Dostlik Cup 2026 tournament hospitalized in Tashkent
In Tashkent, 17 participants of the Dostlik Cup 2026 international football festival, who arrived from the city of Karaganda, Kazakhstan, were hospitalized following a poisoning incident.
According to the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Uzbekistan, a total of 19 people sought medical assistance.
Information about the incident reached the diplomatic mission on November 1. After a call was made to the Kazakh consulate hotline, Consul Saken Perdebekov immediately arrived at the hospital and is providing consular assistance to the victims.
17 people, including 11 children and 6 adult patients, are receiving treatment at City Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital No. 5 in Tashkent. According to the Embassy, the condition of all the victims is stable, and they are being provided with the necessary medical care.
The Kazakh ambassador visited the medical institution, got acquainted with the treatment process of the patients, and met with the parents of the victims.
The process of providing medical assistance is under his personal control.
Relevant specialists from Uzbekistan, including professors from Tashkent Medical University and representatives of the Sanitary and Epidemiological Service, have also been involved in addressing the situation.
The matter is under the personal control of the Minister of Health of Kazakhstan, Akmaral Alnazarova, and the First Deputy Minister of Health of Uzbekistan, Otabek Imomov.
The organizers of the Dostlik Cup 2026 are providing the necessary assistance to the victims. The Kazakh Embassy continues to monitor the situation.
The statement from the diplomatic mission did not disclose the causes of the poisoning or the details of the incident.