Medical stations have been required to provide good treatment for dengue fever patients (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – As many as 105,000 cases of dengue fever have been recorded
nationwide so far this year, including 10 deaths, and the number of the cases
is likely to increase in localities across the country, according to the
Ministry of Health.
The ministry further said the localities with the highest number of cases are
Khanh Hoa, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Binh Duong, Ba
Ria-Vung Tau, Ninh Thuan and Dong Nai.
The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has
seen the second death caused by dengue fever this year, and reported a total of 7,776 cases in the last seven months.
Meanwhile, dengue fever has also shown signs of spreading in the southern
province of Dong Nai with over 8,100 cases in the period, 2.8 times higher than
the same period of 2018.
The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has witnessed a surge of 138 percent in the
patient number to more nearly 600.
In the context that the disease is forecast to be more complicated, with a risk
of increasing the number of cases, the has set up eight working
missions to supervise and direct the prevention of in the localities
with high risk.
Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has also sent an
official document to Chairmen of the People’s Committees of the provinces and
cities nationwide, requesting them to directly guide the implementation of mosquito larva killing
campaigns.
Medical stations have been required to provide good treatment for patients, aiming
to minimize death cases from dengue fever.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
