| ■ 294,000 Chinese Children Sickened by Tainted Dairy Products | 2008.12.08 |
| A total of 294,000 children in China fell ill after consuming melamine-tainted dairy products, and 154 of them remain in serious condition, the country's health ministry said Monday in a statement posted on its Web site. That new figure is almost six times higher than the government's previous figure of 53,000 that was given in September, Agence France-Presse reported. Officials also said there may be more than the previously-announced four deaths, because six more deaths since Sept. 10 may be linked to consumption of melamine-tainted milk. Of the 294,000 children who suffered urinary tract problems, 51,900 were admitted to hospital, the health ministry said. Of those, 861 remain in hospital and 154 were "serious" cases, AFP reported. |