Indonesia reports 99 child deaths from acute kidney injury this year | The World

Indonesia's health ministry says it's investigating a spike in cases of acute kidney injury which has killed 99 children in the country this year. The news comes as the Gambia's government probes the death of 70 children with kidney damage linked to paracetamol syrups used to treat fever. Indonesia correspondent Anne Barker tells The World more than 200 young kids have presented with kidney issues since the start of the year. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia