HCMC hospitals swamped with dengue patients

Dr. Vo Thanh Lam treats a dengue fever patient in the ICU of the HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases, June 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Thu Anh

Medical workers in Ho Chi Minh City are coping with a flood of dengue fever cases as the disease nears its peak.

While treating a female patient with severe dengue symptoms at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases on Tuesday, Dr. Vo Thanh Lam was informed another patient was bleeding from the mouth and required emergency aid.

Though the bleeding was stopped, the male patient remains in critical condition.

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