Diarrhea hits Kupang

Diarrhea hits Kupang

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: At least three people have died
and 17 others have been hospitalized as diarrhea hit Oekabiti
subdistrict, officials said yesterday.

Sammi Nalle from the Kupang General Hospital said the number
of people admitted with diarrhea to the hospital has been rising
over the past four days.

He said the epidemics might have been triggered by the lack of
cleanliness and local people's habit of drinking water without
boiling it first.

Chief of the provincial health office Agus Berek has called on
residents to report to the authorities if the epidemic strikes in
their area.

He confirmed reports that an increasing number of people have
been admitted to the Kupang General Hospital for diarrhea.

He added that the province has been waging a tough war against
tropical malaria. (yac/pan)