Vietnam-Monitoring new viruses like SARS

Monitoring new viruses like SARS spread from person to person

 - Department of Health (MoH) has written proposal Preventive Medical Center of the provinces and cities nationwide surveillance, prevention and control of severe acute respiratory caused by a new virus like SARS cause.

Department of Preventive Health (MOH) said: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), from 09.22.2012 to 16.02.2013, the world has recorded 12 cases corona virus, including five deaths in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Cuong Kingdom.

These schools have been tested and determined to be positive for coronavirus.

Most recently, on 15/2, in the UK, confirmed one new coronavirus infections in a family has had 2 previous infection with the virus.

The latest infection with no history of travel out of the UK. Specialized agencies to determine this virus is spread from person to person.

Before this situation, though Vietnam had been detected cases infected with this virus, but the Department of Preventive Medicine preventive medicine center requirements of the provinces and cities across the country to strengthen monitoring, filtering and detection of variable fluctuations to timely if dangerous virus appears.

In addition, the need to strengthen border medical quarantine, note cases have expressed doubts (high fever over 38 degrees, cough, fever, shortness of breath); directed a number of active hospital isolation area layout , professional ready to take patients to limit the spread of suspected cases.  http://vietnamnet.vn/vn/xa-hoi/109724/giam-sat-virus-moi-giong-sars-lay-tu-nguoi-sang-nguoi.html