A health worker spray chemicals to kill mosquitoes. (Photo: VNA) (VNA) – Hanoi has reported 669 cases of this year, a rise
of 26 percent year-on-year, announced the city’s Preventive Medicine
Department.
The
disease has occurred in 26 districts, with no fatalities. Dong Da, Hoang Mai,
Hai Ba Trung and Thanh Xuan districts have the highest number of infections.
From
start of the year, Dong Da district has recorded 165 cases in 18 wards, tripling
that of the same period last year.
Local districts and wards have been directed to step
up measures to tackle dengue fever. Local authorities have also been asked to
raise public awareness about the .
The city’s health sector needs to improve the
monitoring of patients, mosquito density to promptly detect outbreaks and spray
chemicals in high-risk areas.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
