Safety checks ordered over playground health fears

Surfaces may be linked to various symptoms, including nose bleeds

A third school in Beijing has reported potential "problems" with its synthetic playground surface as the capital's education authority ordered citywide safety checks on all synthetic playgrounds.

Children allegedly developed symptoms such as nose bleeds, coughing, drowsiness, hair loss, and skin irritation in the past two months at north Beijing's Shangdi Experimental Primary School, parents told thepaper.cn. They said they believe the man-made playground surface may be linked to the symptoms.