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Three dead, 6,200 sick in China after drinking tainted milk: govt

Three babies have died and more than 6,200 others fell ill after drinking tainted milk powder in China, Health Minister Chen Zhu told reporters on Wednesday.

Updated on: Sep 17, 2008, 08:35:16 IST
AFP | By , Beijing
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Three babies have died and more than 6,200 others fell ill after drinking tainted milk powder in China, Health Minister Chen Zhu told reporters on Wednesday.

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Most of the 6,244 babies who fell ill had only slight symptoms but 1,327 remain in hospital, Chen said.

Of those in hospital, 158 are in a serious condition, he said.

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