Tragedy for an Italian family holidaying in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, with the six-year-old son dying of poisoning, while his 46-year-old father is in a critical condition for the same reason. The mother, who is four months pregnant, was also poisoned, but her condition is not a cause for concern.
The family members developed symptoms of severe nausea and started vomiting last Friday, with the condition of the little boy and his father, from Palermo, Italy, worsening.
"They kept vomiting," the six-year-old's uncle, who was staying with them, told La Stampa. "The child was very sick. My brother-in-law thought he was poisoned because he swallowed water from the pool. But it couldn't be just that."
The family visited a local doctor, who administered "a physiological solution intravenously and then gave them three pills to treat food poisoning."
"The family returned to the room continuing to vomit, which continued into Saturday morning. The symptoms did not subside. Then they called the doctor again, who told them to visit him again in the afternoon."
At that point, the child's uncle called an ambulance and the family was taken to the hospital.
"My nephew was in a very serious condition. We learned that despite resuscitation efforts for an hour, doctors could do nothing," said the uncle of the child, who died an hour after being taken to the hospital. "My brother-in-law, on the other hand, was taken to the hospital unconscious, with symptoms of renal failure and respiratory problems" and is still in a serious condition.
The uncle of the unfortunate boy also mentioned the efforts the family has made to return to Italy. "They had taken out insurance and asked to be able to charter a private flight to return, but they need medical reports from the hospital, which are not being delivered. Already on Saturday my sister was talking to a lawyer all night and last night, in intensive care, an envoy from the Egyptian Ministry of Health arrived, saying they had done two toxicology tests and ruled out poisoning."
Italy's Foreign Ministry has been informed of the case. Meanwhile, the Italian consulate and the Italian embassy in Egypt said that once the father's condition improves and the hospital gives the go-ahead, the family will be repatriated to Palermo at the state's expense, while an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the six-year-old's death.
Source: protothema.gr
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