What is known about the children’s condition
Seventeen Kazakhstanis are currently being treated at Tashkent City Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital No. 5. They include 11 children and six adults.
According to the embassy, all of the patients are in stable condition and are receiving the necessary medical care.
“Kazakhstan’s ambassador visited the hospital, reviewed the course of treatment and met with the parents of those affected. The provision of medical assistance remains under his personal supervision,” the statement said.
Kazakhstan’s Healthcare Minister Akmaral Alnazarova and Uzbekistan’s First Deputy Healthcare Minister Otabek Imamov have taken the situation under their supervision.
Professors from Tashkent Medical University, specialists from the sanitary and epidemiological service, and other relevant experts have also been involved in providing assistance.
Reports of a mass deterioration in the health of participants in the Dostlik Cup 2026 football tournament in Tashkent emerged on November 1. Teams from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan took part in the tournament. Karaganda Region was represented by students from three private football schools.
According to parents of players from a Karaganda football team, the children began feeling unwell after breakfast at their hotel on October 31. The young footballers developed abdominal pain and fever. Some required IV treatment. Parents suspected food poisoning may have been the cause.