Eight elderly people from the home of the Socio-Cultural Association of Sao Nicolau in Porto, who were hospitalized on Tuesday due to suspected poisoning from disinfectants used on the premises, have already been discharged, hospital sources said on Wednesday.
According to a source from the PSP Porto capital command, the elderly were hospitalized due to suspected poisoning from cleaning products used on the premises.
Of the eight elderly, five were hospitalized in Santo António and discharged early in the morning, while three were sent to the San João hospital, two of whom were discharged this morning and the third was hospitalized for observation, but “without severity criteria,” they said Luse in the afternoon sources in both medical institutions.
According to a source in Santo Antonio, “mild symptoms of intoxication were observed in the elderly.”
On Tuesday, a source from the PSP Porto Metropolitan Command told Lusa that the remaining elderly people from the house had also been evicted from the house and transferred by the Social Security Service to other structures.
This Wednesday, Lusa contacted the Social and Cultural Association of São Nicolau to seek further clarification, but was only told that the situation had “returned to normal” and no other questions were answered.
The incident was alerted at 21:50, a source from the PSP Porto capital command said.