Vietnam: Within 3 Days - 70 Infected

DETECT INFLUENZA A/H1N1 CHÙM GIANT IN HCM CITY
21/07/2009

This worrying is nearly 900 students of one school with the flu has spread to the community.

Within 3 days (from 16 to 19 / 7), Vietnam has recorded 2 chùm A/H1N1 flu spreading in the community with 70 people infected in Viet Kieu Hamlet, Xuan Hiep commune, Xuan Loc, Dong Nai and private high schools Ngo The Times (Phuoc Long A Ward, District 9, HCMC).

Yesterday, Minister of Health has to say on school guidance and isolation, and prevent the flu A/H1N1 has spread community.

School to hospital

20-7 am, at The Community School Ngô, the entire school campus is complete isolation by force protection, police, and local people. In the isolation area students, the fence has been built up to nearly 20 employees of the school and medical doctors in protective clothing, worn close to the page ready to face care students as necessary. Air of the campus high schools Ngo The Times as a hospital for the correct meaning.

According to the school Director Pham Thi Thuy Vinh, to light 20/7 is 79 students and 1 teacher isolation is at boarding school. In which there are 4 students and teacher are fever, cough, runny nose with symptoms similar to influenza A/H1N1 infected. According to Ms. Thuy Vinh, the school has students in isolation 3 areas: the area for students healthy, for the students exposed to the infection of influenza A/H1N1 and areas for students with symptoms of fever, cough.

To prevent disease spreading to the neighborhood, Center for Health (TTYTDP) TP has developed spray xịt khử the same area Truong Ngo The Times, arranged medical care physicians and distributed to page , water for hand washing all the toilet of the school. In addition, TP TTYTDP also requires schools kindergarten, pre-school nearby high schools Ngô Thời The close within 7 to 10 days.

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