HANOI, Nov 3 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, reported a rapid increase in dengue fever cases, over the past week, with 486 new infections recorded from Oct 24 to 31, up 94 cases from the previous week, it was reported today.
According to the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control, the city recorded new outbreaks in 23 communes and wards, bringing the total number of active clusters to 32, with no deaths reported, so far.
Since the beginning of the year, Hanoi logged 4,388 dengue fever cases, down 20 percent from the same period last year.
Health authorities warned that, insect indices at outbreak sites remain at high-risk levels, indicating a likelihood of further case increases, following the city’s annual epidemic cycle.
Local health stations have been instructed to strengthen surveillance, promptly detect and treat new cases, and carry out mosquito eradication and chemical spraying in high-risk areas, the report said.– NNN-VNA
