2nd child dies of measles in Mongolia's capital

ULAN BATOR, May 30 (Xinhua) -- A second child in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, has died from measles amid a growing number of cases, according to the country's National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) on Friday.

The patient, nine months old, was admitted to the center this week in critical condition and succumbed to the disease on Friday morning, the NCCD said in a statement.

In view of this, the NCCD urged parents to pay attention to the symptoms of measles at an early stage among their children and seek emergency medical care immediately. Enditem