Dengue fever blitzes Hanoi

Published: 25/08/2009 05:00

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Between 200 and 300 new cases of dengue fever are being diagnosed every week in Hanoi, the city’s health department announced on Tuesday.

Since the beginning of this year, 2,500 cases of the mosquito-borne illness have been recorded in the nation’s capital, about ten times higher than the same period last year and the worst figure in years.

On the same day, 69 people nationwide tested positive for the influenza A (H1N1) virus, raising Vietnam’s tally to 2,142.

These included 38 new cases in Ho Chi Minh City, where the health department is closely monitoring nine schools,

Source: Thanh Nien, Tuoi Tre

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