Patient records at the infirmary showed that 60 percent of them are from places neighboring Ho Chi Minh City, he added. Pediatric patients of respiratory diseases have packed hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City while doctors are concerned about the large number of kids infected at the beginning of this year’s outbreak. A rapidly increasing number of young children have been admitted to Children’s Hospital 1 in the southern city to receive treatment for their respiratory illness. According to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporters’ observation on Wednesday, the infirmary was still filled with patients despite the efforts of doctors from the respiratory department and two other wards. With only 100 beds, the respiratory department of the hospital sometimes receives up to 464 patients a day, double the average number on a regular day.

Source: Tuoitre News July 28, 2016 11:48 UTC