Capital determines to put an end to dengue outbreak by late November
VGP – Ha Noi reported 862 new dengue fever cases from October 16-22, down 159 cases against the previous week, the Ha Noi Health Department reported.
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Out of 30 districts and suburban districts, 24 saw declining cases. Ba Dinh, Son Tay, and Phu Xuyen witnessed the rising number of dengue cases. In the rest of three districts, the number of dengue cases recorded no new cases.
Since the beginning of 2017, 34,771 dengue fever cases have been reported, including seven deaths. So far, 33,990 patents recovered. Over 780 people are receiving medical treatment at hospitals. Nearly 5,000 outbreaks were put under control. Over 230 others are active.
Mr. Nguyen Nhat Cam, Director of the Ha Noi Preventive Medicine Centre reported that the outbreak was going down. He hoped that the Capital City will put an end to the epidemic at the end of November or maintain the infectious rate of 500-600 cases per month.
Vice Chairman of the Ha Noi municipal People’s Committee Ngo Van Quy said that this was the first time since the dengue outbreak broke out in which the number of newly-infected cases decreased under 1,000. However, in some districts, the number of new cases was still reported. Hence, the Vice Chairman asked for measures to raise people’s awareness of disease prevention and continue spraying anti-mosquito chemicals./.
By Khanh Phuong
