Russia in trouble with parents' neglect: The baby dies after getting up on the balcony

The seven - month - old baby was exposed to temperatures -7 degrees Celsius per five hours in the eastern end of Khabarvsk.

He was placed on the balcony to sleep in clean air, local media reports, the BBC follows.

The region's health minister later advised people not to leave their young children alone outside, Periscopi translates.

You always need to know where your children are and with whom they are,” he said in an Instagram post.

Don't go around there without doing anything when a child is in danger in winter a child who is lost or injured on the road can quickly become a victim of low temperatures,” grows in his statement.

Also in his statement, the minister says more and more of Khabarovsk's children were becoming victims of negligence or their parents' <x0 differential”.

According to the local medium Lenta, the preliminary reports on the child's death resulted in his dying due to hypothermia.

Hypothermia occurs when basic body temperature decreases because of exposure to cold.

The practice of letting out babies in years is very common in low - temperature countries. /Periscope