A medical worker gives treatment to a dengue patient (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – About 6,700 dengue cases have beenrecorded in Hanoi since the beginning of 2017, causing three deaths, accordingto the municipal Health Department.
The department said as of July 25, most patientshad recovered, and about 700 are still being treated in hospitals.
Since the year’s outset, the capital city hasput 789 of the 984 reported dengue hotbeds under control, with no new dengue caseswithin 14 days at those places.
At a July 25 meeting on Hanoi’s diseaseprevention and control, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee NgoVan Quy asked local districts and departments to implement his committee’s directiveon stepping up dengue prevention and control measures, especially in areas withhigh population density and many construction sites.
[Synchronous measures needed to curb dengue fever outbreak]
While the departments of information and communications,education and training and construction will work with the health department toboost communication activities, the city’s finance department was ordered toensure funding for disease prevention and control.
Deputy Director of the health department HoangDuc Hanh told the press that the dengue epidemic in Hanoi is likely to be aconcern from now to the end of this year, especially from September toNovember. Therefore, residents need to keep their houses clean and maintaindisease prevention measures.-VNA
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