Number forced to donate blood in Gansu case rises

The number of victims forced to donate blood in Gansu province has increased to 10.

More details are being revealed as investigations continue into the scandal that saw a group of children under the age of 18 forced to donate blood every month between November and May.

A group of seven individuals in Wuwei, Gansu, were involved in the scandal. They were led by a man named Huang, identified as the deputy chief of a blood center run by the Lanzhou Institute of Biological Products, and illegally collected 10,700 yuan ($1,740) through more than 48 forced blood donations.