Chickenpox cases among children soar


A SPIKE in chickenpox infections, especially among children, has been reported in the northern provinces of the country, Vietnam News reported.

Authorities in the capital city of Hanoi recorded 548 people infected with the chickenpox virus so far this year in 18 out of 30 districts.

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