On June 2, the National Hospital of Paediatrics treated between 3,200 and 3,500 patients who came for medical checks, a 10-15% increase on previous days. Most of their problems are related to fevers, acute diarrhoea and respiratory diseases.
Hanoi hospitals see patient numbers rise due to hot weather
Nguyen Van Thuong, deputy director of Saint Paul Hospital, said that the patient number to the hospital has also increased by 7%.
Many children have been hospitalised due to serious pneumonia.
Over the past week, the Vietnam National Institute of Gerontology has received more elderly patients than usual, treating 300 people per day on average. The majority of them face respiratory problems and strokes.
The hot weather has been hitting many localities in the northern region since May 31, including Hanoi, with temperatures ranging between 38 and 40 degrees Celsius. Hanoi experienced a four-decade record high temperature of 41.5 degrees Celsius, said the Central Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Centre.
The hot spell is forecast to end by the early morning of June 6.
Doctors warn that hot spells would threaten people’s health, especially children and the elderly, and people working outdoors must take appropriate measures.
They advise that adults should keep children at home during hot days, avoid bathing in the sea from 10am-4pm, vaccinate fully and maintain a clean living area.
