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Eight schoolchildren of the 9th grade of Armenia’s Artashar rural community have been hospitalized in the Metsamor Medical Centre. Director of the hospital Michael Vanyan told Panorama.am that currently three of the children continue to receive medical assistance at hospital.

“The children have not been in critical condition. Five of them had dizziness and nausea. We will maintain dynamic control over the children to avoid complications. Three of them did not need treatment,” M. Vanyan noted.

He added that according to the preliminary results of the examination the schoolchildren have been taken to hospital as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Head of Artashar village Manvel Ohanyan told us that the classrooms are heated with gas stoves.

“It is not still clear why the gas leakage took place. Gas poisoning is still an initial version,” the village head said.

The health condition of the schoolchildren worsened at around 11 a.m. being immediately taken to the medical center.