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Hanoi is ready to respond to Zika prevention
By Tuan Minh 16:22, 2016/04/04
Right from the warning level of Zika virus level 1, Hanoi`s Health Department has been actively planning to build three specific situations to deal with the epidemic.
Head of the department Nguyen Khac Hien said alarm bells are ringing, as approximately 8,000 foreigners entering the capital city through Noi Bai Airport on a daily basis. According to him, 62 local general hospitals are tasked with keeping a close watch on their patients, and communities across the city must monitor residents returning from overseas – especially Zika-hit countries. 
 
Tightly controling foreign tourists entering Vietnam to avoid the outbreak of Zika
Tightly controling foreign tourists entering Vietnam to avoid the outbreak of Zika

 
The city is operating 65 mobile disease-prevention teams and stockpiling a large amount of relevant chemicals and medical equipment. A promotion campaign will be carried out at border checkpoints so visitors know where to go if they have any symptoms of Zika. 

Locals are advised to protect themselves and their families using mosquito repellent, and securely cover all containers of water to prevent mosquitoes from entering them and laying eggs. Currently, Hanoi has no cases of Zika virus. Six suspected dengue-fever samples were tested, producing negative results. 

According to the WHO, 59 countries and territories have recorded Zika cases. Some foreigners, after leaving several Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia, were also reported to have tested positive for Zika. 
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