Nearly 800K Russian children affected by CHernobyl

Mar 10 Moscow. Nearly 800K Russian children affected by the Chernobyl nuclear accident ten ya remain under medical surveillance, while 3K are in hospital. Interfax quotes Russia's Health Min'y as saying these figures apply only to Russia, while the accident occurred in Ukraine, doing more damage there and in Belarus. The Min'y says the health of children and pregnant women living in contaminated zones continues to worsen. It said there is an increase in diseases affecting the endrocrine glands, as well as tumor of the nervous system.