The city recorded 37 infected cases last week alone, an increase of 19 cases compared to the previous week, a representative of the Hanoi Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) said on March 8.
Most child infections were logged in Nam Tu Liem district (12), Ha Dong district (5), Long Bien and Thanh Tri districts (3 each). Notably, the disease broke out at the Social Protection Center No. 3 in Nam Tu Liem district.
So far this year the city has documented 125 children with hand-foot-mouth disease, an increase of 1.8 times compared to the same period last year, said the Hanoi CDC representative.
The city may record more cases in the coming weeks as the weather is changing between winter and spring that sparks outbreaks of infectious diseases such as measles, chickenpox, hand-foot-mouth disease, and whooping cough, warned the CDC representative.
The municipal CDC recommended that relevant agencies closely monitor and early detect and effectively handle clusters of cases, especially at health stations, preschools, and elementary schools, in order to prevent the virus spreading across the wider community.
The centre also reminded parents to take children to vaccination points and get enough shots in time.
