A medical worker gives treatment to a dengue patient (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – About 6,700 dengue cases have been
recorded in Hanoi since the beginning of 2017, causing three deaths, according
to the municipal Health Department.
The department said as of July 25, most patients
had recovered, and about 700 are still being treated in hospitals.
Since the year’s outset, the capital city has
put 789 of the 984 reported dengue hotbeds under control, with no new
within 14 days at those places.
At a July 25 meeting on Hanoi’s disease
prevention and control, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Ngo
Van Quy asked local districts and departments to implement his committee’s directive
on stepping up measures, especially in areas with
high population density and many construction sites.
While the departments of information and communications,
education and training and construction will work with the health department to
boost communication activities, the city’s finance department was ordered to
ensure funding for disease prevention and control.
Deputy Director of the health department Hoang
Duc Hanh told the press that the dengue epidemic in Hanoi is likely to be a
concern from now to the end of this year, especially from September to
November. Therefore, residents need to keep their houses clean and maintain
disease prevention measures.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
