According to the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the city has recorded 8,481 dengue fever cases, up 2,627 on-year, including 12 deaths this year. Recently, the city has witnessed around 1,000 dengue fever cases per week.
A dengue fever patient in Hanoi
The disease has spread to all 30 local districts with a focus in Dan Phuong, Thanh Oai, Thuong Tin and Thanh Tri. Dengue fever cases in Hanoi so far this year are higher than those of the same period between 2019 and 2021.
Hanoi is home to many construction sites, particularly in the wards of Vinh Hung, Hoang Liet, Hoang Van Thu and Yen So in Hoang Mai District. Environmental sanitation in many areas has not been paid sufficient attention and bad waste management in some areas also has created more difficulties in the city’s fight against dengue fever.
Hanoi has intensified activities to raise public awareness about disease prevention and control, improve environmental sanitation, and has sprayed chemicals to kill mosquito larvae.
People are advised to sleep under mosquito nets even during the daytime, wear long-sleeved clothes, and use mosquito sprays and mosquito repellent creams to kill mosquitoes and prevent bites. In particular, they should not attempt to self-treat dengue fever at home.
