Three hundred factory hands at a garment factory in Balangoda were taken ill and hospitalised after suspected food poisoning.

According to hospital officials, some 100 were discharged while another 200 are undergoing further medical treatment. Patients said they vomited and fainted while some experienced stomach aches after consuming food provided to them.

Hospital sources said that the patients are not in critical condition.

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