Dr. Bich Lien, head of the Children Hospital 1’s Dengue Fever Department, said last week she was admitting 20-30 patients daily, but that had gone up to 40-60 now.
Children Hospital 2 is treating around 60 children at the moment.
Mekong Delta provinces too have been hit hard by the disease, with more than 10,000 cases having been reported so far this year.
The Vietnam Drug Administration last week instructed local health agencies and drug firms to stock up on drugs to respond to the current escalation of dengue fever.
Since the rainy season began a few weeks ago, some other seasonal diseases like hand-foot-and-mouth disease, mumps and chickenpox have also been on the increase, according to Children Hospital 1 deputy director Nguyen Thanh Hung.
Nearly 1,300 children have been affected by hand-foot-and-mouth, 300 percent higher than last year.
Source: SGGP |
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