Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam had atotal 84,411 dengue fever cases to report in the first 10 months of 2020, with13 fatalities, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Hanoi capital alone logged 4,883 cases inthe period, a year-on-year decrease of 47 percent, along with two deaths.
November is the peak time of the disease inVietnam. Therefore, localities are advised to actively take preventivemeasures, such as covering all water containers and killing larvae regularly.The Health Ministry also called on people to closely follow health regulations.
According to the MoH, on average, Vietnamreports more than 100,000 dengue cases yearly. However, the number last yearhit 320,331, the highest in the last 32 years, with 53 deaths./.