VIETNAMNEWS – Update: June, 07/2017 – 17:30
Health officials spray chemicals to kill mosquitoes in Hà Nội’s Hoài Đức District. — VNA/VNS Photo Tuyết Mai
HÀ NỘI — Dengue fever cases is on the rise in Hà Nội, as weather has been favourable to the development of infected mosquitoes.Statistics from the Hà Nội Health Department show that 1,281 cases of dengue fever were recorded in the city by June 4, 2.6 times more than the same period last year.
Of these, 126 patients are receiving treatment at hospitals and one person has reportedly died in Đống Đa District’s Trung Liệt Ward.