The emergency room of Kukës hospital is "overcrowded" with dozens of patients who have been hospitalized due to a poisoning. They are suspected of being poisoned by the water of the village of Shtiqan, which turned out to be turbid.
The emergency doctor in Kukës, Albert Shehu told the media that it is not known if we are dealing with a virus or poisoning, while adding that so far we are talking about 50 people hospitalized. Most of them, 40 are with belly and vomiting, but patients with diarrhea and fever are not excluded. The doctor also clarified that the patients are from all age groups but the cause of this influx is not known.
"There is an increased number in the emergency, it could be a viral condition and intoxication (poisoning) that can be from water and vegetables. There is an increased influx of 50 visits only today, some of which with diarrhea and vomiting, are also accompanied by fever. "We have been able to cope with the influx so far. All age groups, mostly pediatrics. The Directorate of Hygiene has been notified, it is not known where it was caused." - said doctor Albert Shehu.
The local health care unit in Kukës has taken 5 samples of the water network in the 'Mua' neighborhood of Shtiqan village. The water is odorless and colorless and is banned for use until the tests come out the next day.