Mass food poisoning registered in Bishkek

14:09, 19 июня 2026, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Anastasia BENGARD

In Bishkek, 37 people sought medical aid with signs of food poisoning after visiting a madrassa in Archa-Beshik residential area. Gulzhigit Aaliev, head physician of the Republican Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital, told 24.kg news agency.

According to him, the victims began seeking medical attention on June 18.

«Of 37 people, ten were hospitalized in moderate condition. One of them was admitted to the intensive care unit in serious condition. His condition stabilized today. Twenty-seven people were sent for tests and released home for outpatient treatment,» Gulzhigit Aaliev said.

The victims are aged 18-20. According to the patients, they ate Olivye salad.