Ministry of Health confirms third death from H1N1
Vietnam confirmed on September 7 the
country’s third death from the A/H1N1 flu after a female patient, 56,
who tested positive for the virus at Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur
Institute, died on September 4.
Vietnam confirmed on September 7 the
country’s third death from the A/H1N1 flu after a female patient, 56,
who tested positive for the virus at Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur
Institute, died on September 4.
The woman, who was previously diagnosed as mentally ill, showed signs of the ailment on August 31 and later died from pneumonia and respiratory failure. However, the Ministry of Health has not been able to determine the source of her infection.
The Ministry, on the same day, confirmed 141 new cases of A/H1N1 influenza.
Among the new cases, the southern provinces reported the largest number, 122, the North, 4, the central region, 15.
To date, Vietnam has reported 3,777 positive cases of the disease, and three deaths. The potentially fatal virus has hit over 50 out of 63 cities and provinces nationwide. The development of the pandemic is complicated, especially at schools which have started a new academic year.
The World Health Organisation has warned that the disease has spread unusually quickly around the world, especially in South and Southeast Asia. Nearly 2,840 people worldwide, have been reported to have died of the disease./.
The woman, who was previously diagnosed as mentally ill, showed signs of the ailment on August 31 and later died from pneumonia and respiratory failure. However, the Ministry of Health has not been able to determine the source of her infection.
The Ministry, on the same day, confirmed 141 new cases of A/H1N1 influenza.
Among the new cases, the southern provinces reported the largest number, 122, the North, 4, the central region, 15.
To date, Vietnam has reported 3,777 positive cases of the disease, and three deaths. The potentially fatal virus has hit over 50 out of 63 cities and provinces nationwide. The development of the pandemic is complicated, especially at schools which have started a new academic year.
The World Health Organisation has warned that the disease has spread unusually quickly around the world, especially in South and Southeast Asia. Nearly 2,840 people worldwide, have been reported to have died of the disease./.