BEIJING – China has ordered quality checks on barreled water around the country after polluted water made more than 200 people sick, newspapers said on Tuesday.

The victims, all from the southwestern province of Guizhou, fell ill with hepatitis A in the last few weeks, the Beijing News said.

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Source : Reuters

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