Medical experts sent to assist trapped Chinese miners’ rescue

Beijing, Jan 19 : China’s National Health Commission (NHC) on Tuesday sent an expert team to Qixia in Shandong province to guide and assist the rescue mission for the trapped gold mine workers.
The team consists of five medical experts from leading hospitals in Beijing, Xinhua news agency quoted the Commission as saying.
The NHC has sent two medical experts from Shandong to Qixia to guide in the preparation of emergency medical aid.
The blast took place on January 10, and 22 workers are trapped underground.
Tuesday’s development comes after the trapped miners sent a note on Sunday, saying that 12 workers were still alive, while the state of the other 10 was unknown.
In a related development, China’s National Mine Safety Administration has ordered a comprehensive inspection of the country’s non-coal mines to forestall major accidents.