TAIF — 15 people were hospitalized after they suffered from food poisoning after eating at a restaurant east of Taif. Five people were released shortly after receiving treatment while ten others remained under observation at a hospital in Taif. Doctors immediately notified the Taif Municipality and the restaurant was shut down. Samples of the restaurant's food are now being tested. Earlier this week, Makkah Municipality closed a well-known international fast food chain in the city center when four people suffered from food poisoning. After food samples taken from the restaurant confirmed the presence of microbes that sent the four to the hospital, the restaurant was ordered to be closed for a month and fined SR4,000. — SG
