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HCMCityslocalauthoritiesstrengthenmpoxsupervisionatbordergates.Photobaotintuc.vnHCMCITY—AllofmpoxcasesreportedinHCMCityin2023and2024aremenwiththeaverageageofpatientsbeing32,accordingtothecitysDiseaseControlCentre.HCMCityhasreportedthehighestrateofmpoxpatientsin2023and2024amongsouthernlocalities,with156casesandsixdeaths.In2024alone,49caseshavebeenreportedsofar,withnofatalities.Nguy?nH?ngTam,thecentresdirectorsaidlocalauthoritieshavemaintainedcontroloverthediseaseatbordergatesandwithincommunitiesandnochangesinthempoxepidemiologyhavebeenreported.Theyoungestmpoxpatientinthecityis18yearsoldandtheoldestis53.Forty-sixpercentofthepatientsareagedbetween30and39.Eighty-fourpercentofcasesidentifiedthemselvesasmenwhohavesexwithmen.Fifty-fivepercentofpatientsarelivingwithHIVandsevenpercentarethoseonHIVexposurepreventiontreatment.DirectorTamsaidthevirusstrainthatcausedtheoutbreakinHCMCityisstillCladeIIbandthenewstrain,CladeIbhasnotyetbeendetected.Thevirushasbeentransmittedmainlyamongmenwhohavesexwithmenorbisexualmen,throughunsafesexualpractices,hesaid.Thecityshealthsectorwillcontinuetomaintaindiseasepreventionandperformgeneticsequencingofsomepatientsamplestomonitorchangesinviruses,hesaid.ThesectorwillactivelystrengthensupervisionatmedicalexaminationandtreatmentfacilitiesandintegratempoxsupervisionwithHIV/AIDSpreventionandcontrolactivities.ThemunicipalDepartmentofHealthrecommendsthatpeoplewhodetectpossiblesymptomsofsuspectedmpoxshouldimmediatelygotomedicalfacilitiesforadvice,diagnosisandtreatment.Patientsneedtostrictlyfollowtheinstructionsofmedicalstafftominimisecomplications,alongwithtakinginfectionpreventionmeasures.VNS
944 additional suspects compared to 2023.the complexity and severity of cases have increased.
April 2024: A foreign national was found storing large quantities of heroin and methamphetamine in three suitcases at a rented room in District 1.highlighted a rise in criminal cases.and skillful hands Hanoi needs measures against rising juvenile crime Comment Copy link Topic: hcm city news social news crime-related news.
where the amount misappropriated reached 96 billion VND.and an increase in illegal moneylending schemes.
He noted that drug-related offenses were particularly prevalent.
particularly in areas involving economic crimes.they highlight the need for robust earthquake preparedness measures.
with 49 recorded earthquakes registering between 2.with 60 recorded in Kon Tum province Vietnam hit by 36 earthquakes in September Nearly 100 earthquakes reported in July across Vietnam Comment Copy link Topic: earthquakes in vietnam environmental news.
A local official in Kon Pl?ng District demonstrates earthquake safety procedures to residents.over 430 of which occurred in Kon Tums Kon Pl?ng District alone.