Can Tho ramps up dengue prevention as cases surge past 1,500
VOV.VN - Can Tho city is facing a sharp rise in dengue fever cases, with more than 1,500 infections reported so far this year, up over 300 from the same period in 2024.
Municipal authorities have ordered urgent measures to detect, treat, and contain outbreaks, aiming to prevent the disease from spreading further.
The municipal Department of Health has been tasked with ensuring sufficient medicine, equipment, and personnel, while guiding medical facilities in surveillance, prevention, and treatment.
Schools are required to step up environmental sanitation, mosquito eradication, and larva control, as well as integrate dengue prevention into extracurricular activities.
Additionally, communication campaigns will be expanded across communities, mobilizing the participation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, mass organizations, and residents in environmental cleanup and larva elimination efforts.
Hanoi sees surge in dengue fever cases
VOV.VN - The Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has reported a significant surge in dengue fever cases, with a total of 403 new infections being recorded between October 11 and October 17 to bring the total number up to 4,563 since the beginning of the year.
Dengue fever cases increasingly complicated in Thua Thien-Hue
VOV.VN - A total of nearly 900 cases of dengue fever have been recorded across Thua Thien-Hue province since the beginning of the year, with this figure representing a five-fold increase in comparison to the same period from last year.
