Hospital visits rise during Beijing's choking smog
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A general view shows the Guotai Chambers building from the historic Jingshan Park as smog continues to shroud Beijing on Jan 31, 2013. Hospital admissions for respiratory complaints rose 20 per cent during the latest choking smog to hit Beijing, reports said on Thursday as state media demanded greater government openness on pollution. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Residents cross an overhead bridge during a hazy day in Beijing, China on Jan 31, 2013. Hospital admissions for respiratory complaints rose 20 per cent during the latest choking smog to hit Beijing, reports said on Thursday as state media demanded greater government openness on pollution. -- PHOTO: AP
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Vehicles crawl along a major road in Beijing, China on Jan 31, 2013. Hospital admissions for respiratory complaints rose 20 per cent during the latest choking smog to hit Beijing, reports said on Thursday as state media demanded greater government openness on pollution. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A Chinese tourist poses for photos in front of a view of the Forbidden City in the historic Jingshan Park as smog continues to shroud Beijing on Jan 31, 2013. Hospital admissions for respiratory complaints rose 20 per cent during the latest choking smog to hit Beijing, reports said on Thursday as state media demanded greater government openness on pollution. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Japanese tourists take photos from the historic Jingshan Park as smog continues to shroud Beijing on Jan 31, 2013. Hospital admissions for respiratory complaints rose 20 per cent during the latest choking smog to hit Beijing, reports said on Thursday as state media demanded greater government openness on pollution. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Tourists stand in front of the Forbidden City as smog continues to shroud Beijing on Jan 31, 2013. Hospital admissions for respiratory complaints rose 20 per cent during the latest choking smog to hit Beijing, reports said on Thursday as state media demanded greater government openness on pollution. -- PHOTO: AFP
A general view shows the Guotai Chambers building from the historic Jingshan Park as smog continues to shroud Beijing on Jan 31, 2013. Hospital admissions for respiratory complaints rose 20 per cent during the latest choking smog to hit Beijing, reports said on Thursday as state media demanded greater government openness on pollution. -- PHOTO: AFP
Residents cross an overhead bridge during a hazy day in Beijing, China on Jan 31, 2013. Hospital admissions for respiratory complaints rose 20 per cent during the latest choking smog to hit Beijing, reports said on Thursday as state media demanded greater government openness on pollution. -- PHOTO: AP
Vehicles crawl along a major road in Beijing, China on Jan 31, 2013. Hospital admissions for respiratory complaints rose 20 per cent during the latest choking smog to hit Beijing, reports said on Thursday as state media demanded greater government openness on pollution. -- PHOTO: AFP
A Chinese tourist poses for photos in front of a view of the Forbidden City in the historic Jingshan Park as smog continues to shroud Beijing on Jan 31, 2013. Hospital admissions for respiratory complaints rose 20 per cent during the latest choking smog to hit Beijing, reports said on Thursday as state media demanded greater government openness on pollution. -- PHOTO: AFP
Japanese tourists take photos from the historic Jingshan Park as smog continues to shroud Beijing on Jan 31, 2013. Hospital admissions for respiratory complaints rose 20 per cent during the latest choking smog to hit Beijing, reports said on Thursday as state media demanded greater government openness on pollution. -- PHOTO: AFP
Tourists stand in front of the Forbidden City as smog continues to shroud Beijing on Jan 31, 2013. Hospital admissions for respiratory complaints rose 20 per cent during the latest choking smog to hit Beijing, reports said on Thursday as state media demanded greater government openness on pollution. -- PHOTO: AFP
BEIJING (AFP) - Hospital admissions for respiratory complaints rose 20 per cent during the latest choking smog to hit Beijing, reports said Thursday as state media demanded greater government openness on pollution.
This week's pollution across vast swathes of northern China - the fourth serious case of toxic air in recent weeks - has sparked anger online and prompted unusually outspoken calls for action even from official media.
The number of patients admitted to several hospitals in the capital for breathing problems rose by a fifth in recent days, the Beijing Morning Post reported.
Half of those admitted to a children's hospital in the city were suffering from respiratory infections, the newspaper said, citing doctors.
