Hanoi hospitals overloaded with surge in dengue fever patients

[snoop1130]

A doctor takes care of a dengue fever patient as she shares a bed of another patient at Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi, November 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh

 

Dengue fever patients are having to share hospital beds or return home and await their turn to be hospitalized as Hanoi sees a surge in the mosquito-borne disease.

 

The Thanh Nhan General Hospital in Hai Ba Trung District is currently treating 250 dengue fever patients.

 

Doctor Nguyen Thu Huong said the number of dengue patients has "jumped" since early October, filling up all beds in all departments designated to treat the disease.

 

Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hanoi-hospitals-overloaded-with-surge-in-dengue-fever-patients-4535919.html

 

-- © Copyright VN Express 2022-11-15