Nine children die from dengue

KUDUS, Central Java: Nine children have died in dengue fever outbreaks in at least three towns in Central Java, health officials said on Friday.

Three died in Kudus, four in Demak and two in Semarang, they reported.

A member of the Central Java legislative council, Istadjib, urged the administration to contain the disease and to offer subsidized medical treatment and medicine to the victims. (har/01)