Vietnam: 411 Positive Cases of Swine Flu

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Influenza A/H1N1 continue 'strafe' the South
Number of infected influenza A/H1N1 in Vietnam keeps increasing. 20 / 7, Vietnam has recorded 28 more cases positive for influenza A/H1N1.
Of which 22 in the South, 1 in the North and 5 in the Central.
Schools Ngô Thời To (District 9, HCM City) to continue recording more of the new infection. In today has 8 cases as a student of the school with positive influenza A/H1N1.

Up to 17h on 20/7/2009, Vietnam has recorded 411 positive cases, no deaths.
Number of patients was 311 members. The remaining cases are being isolation, treatment at hospitals in health status is stable, without serious complication.

Nguyen Huy Nga, Director Department of Department of Health and Environment (Ministry of Health) warning: "The number of infected increase the ability of deaths will increase by. Therefore need to ensure close monitoring phases, isolation and treatment. "

In the disease complex events and risk spreading in the community, higher today, the Ministry of Health recommended special objects: people with chronic illnesses, pregnant women, elderly, children need special attention to the status of their health, avoid contact with suspect infected when the disease does to day basis for medical examination, treatment time, limited and serious complication in death.

At the hospital examination and treatment of influenza A/H1N1 in HCM City has fallen in the load, while the number of new infection continue to rise. To restrict this situation, the Ministry of Health has directed the mobilization Online (qualified as prescribed) can join as a screening test patients influenza A/H1N1.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Health will mobilize additional 20 southern provinces to join as a PCR test to screen patients influenza A/H1N1, then send to the Pasteur Institute to determine the final results. Pastuer Institute is responsible for training, support for provinces to test refinements A/H1N1 flu patients.