Hot weather is said to greatly affect people's health, especially outdoor workers, the elderly, and young children. The heat over the past few days has caused a hike in patients seeking medical treatment, especially children.
The HCM City University of Medicine and Pharmacy saw an increase of 10-20% of patients, especially elderly patients coming in for examination and treatment, which account for about 70%. Many cases of high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and stroke have been recorded.
The HCM City Children's Hospital received more than 5000 patients a day on average, up more than 10% compared to before the Tet holidays. Experts forecast the southern provinces to experience several large-scale heat waves from now until the end of April.
