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VN Health Ministry calls for drastic measures to control dengue fever
08/07/2020 17:34 GMT+7
Dengue fever infections could spike nationwide if drastic measures to control the disease are not taken, the Ministry of Health has warned.
VN Health Ministry calls for drastic measures to control dengue fever
Health workers spray chemical to kill mosquitoes in the central province of Binh Thuan.
According to the ministry, since the beginning of this year, dengue fever has been reported in almost all localities in Vietnam.
By the middle of last month, nearly 30,000 dengue cases had been reported in 58 provinces and cities, of which, three people in the provinces of Binh Dinh, Binh Phuoc and Tay Ninh died of the disease.
Up to this week, 12 provinces and cities across the country, namely Nghe An, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ben Tre, HCM City and Hanoi, reported new dengue cases weekly.
In the last six months, Hanoi confirmed 634 dengue cases in 28 out of 30 its districts and 198 out of 579 communes/wards.
Hanoi’s major dengue outbreaks are Tam Hiep Commune in Phuc Tho District (182 cases), Khanh Ha Commune in Thuong Tin District (48 cases) and Thanh Thuy Commune in Thanh Oai District (44 cases).
According to the city’s Health Department, the number of dengue cases of this year is fewer than that in the same period of last year but in the last few weeks, the number has been increasing...
VN Health Ministry calls for drastic measures to control dengue fever
08/07/2020 17:34 GMT+7
Dengue fever infections could spike nationwide if drastic measures to control the disease are not taken, the Ministry of Health has warned.
VN Health Ministry calls for drastic measures to control dengue fever
Health workers spray chemical to kill mosquitoes in the central province of Binh Thuan.
According to the ministry, since the beginning of this year, dengue fever has been reported in almost all localities in Vietnam.
By the middle of last month, nearly 30,000 dengue cases had been reported in 58 provinces and cities, of which, three people in the provinces of Binh Dinh, Binh Phuoc and Tay Ninh died of the disease.
Up to this week, 12 provinces and cities across the country, namely Nghe An, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ben Tre, HCM City and Hanoi, reported new dengue cases weekly.
In the last six months, Hanoi confirmed 634 dengue cases in 28 out of 30 its districts and 198 out of 579 communes/wards.
Hanoi’s major dengue outbreaks are Tam Hiep Commune in Phuc Tho District (182 cases), Khanh Ha Commune in Thuong Tin District (48 cases) and Thanh Thuy Commune in Thanh Oai District (44 cases).
According to the city’s Health Department, the number of dengue cases of this year is fewer than that in the same period of last year but in the last few weeks, the number has been increasing...