Two die in diarrhea outbreak

Two die in diarrhea outbreak

PURBALINGGA, Central Java: Two children under five years old
have died and dozens of others have been hospitalized in the
diarrhea outbreak in the Karangreja district.

Chief of the regency health office Hartono said yesterday the
children died because they were admitted to the hospital only
after their condition was so critical that doctors could not help
them.

Hartono cited poor sanitation as the main cause of the
epidemic.

Purbalingga regent Soelarno told The Jakarta Post that he is
seeking free medication for those referred to government-owned
hospitals. (wah)