Doctor Nguyen Van Chau, director of HCMC’s Cu Chi district health center, warned yesterday that the recently discovered cases of rubella – as the disease is also known – could spark a new epidemic.

Recently, 20 cases were recorded among workers of Sam Yang company in Cu Chi district.

In March last year, 1,243 people were infected in the city, and it took about a month to stamp out the outbreak.

Typically, the disease spreads rapidly in crowded places like companies and factories where appropriate preventive methods are rarely adopted.

In a few days’ time, the Cu Chi health center will coordinate with the district’s Labour Federation to work out measures to prevent rubella.

(Reported by Thanh Tung – Translated by Minh Phat)