“As of November 10, 13:00, 51 children were hospitalized: 10 - to the Caucasus Central District Hospital, 41 - to Kropotkinsk City Hospital,” the statement said.

It is specified that the condition of children is assessed as satisfactory and moderate.

As reported, on Saturday, November 9, children with complaints and "intestinal symptoms" were massively brought to the children's infectious diseases department in Kropotkin.

It was noted that among the hospitalized - students of schools N11, 7, 44, 45, 17.

According to Interfax, with reference to the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia in the Territory, after hospitalization of children aged 7 to 15 years with signs of poisoning, a criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 238 of the Criminal Code of Russia (the provision of services that do not meet the safety requirements for life and health of consumers).

Earlier, the UK instituted proceedings on the fact of the mass poisoning of children traveling by train from a sanatorium in Mineralnye Vody to Moscow.

It also became known that in Belarus 13 children were hospitalized after chlorine poisoning.