A criminal case has been opened in Tashkent over the food poisoning of Kazakh citizens
According to the press service of the Ministry of Health, a total of 20 people have been diagnosed with "acute diarrhea." Currently, 18 people, consisting of young football players and their relatives, remain in the hospital.
Criminal case opened over food poisoning of Kazakhstanis in Tashkent
Representatives of a team that arrived from Kazakhstan to participate in a children's football tournament were poisoned by food at one of the hotels in Tashkent. Information regarding this was confirmed by the press service of the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan.
According to the ministry, on November 1, 2026, 20 children and their relatives who arrived in Uzbekistan from Kazakhstan to participate in a football competition consumed medium-fried eggs and sausages during breakfast at a hotel in Tashkent city. On the same day, 13 of them experienced symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and elevated body temperature.
After this, they were brought by the ambulance service to the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Epidemiology, Microbiology, Infectious and Parasitic Diseases.
Here they were provided with the necessary first aid, and the patients were subsequently transferred to the City Infectious Diseases Clinical Hospital No. 5. On November 2-3, another 7 people with the above symptoms were also brought to this medical institution.
Based on the examinations conducted, all 20 children and their relatives brought to the hospital were given a preliminary diagnosis of "acute diarrhea". All of them underwent treatment procedures according to the established standards.
"Currently, 2 people have been discharged. The condition of the remaining 18 patients is stable and satisfactory. There are no patients undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit. The patients are under the supervision of highly qualified doctors, and all necessary conditions have been created for their treatment," the report says.
According to the press service of the General Prosecutor's Office, a criminal case was initiated regarding this incident by the Chilanzar district prosecutor's office under Article 276-13 of the Criminal Code (Violation of sanitary legislation or rules for combating epidemics).
Currently, preliminary investigative actions are being conducted by the Investigation Department under the Chilanzar District Internal Affairs Department.