Dr. Tran Hai Yen, deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh City Eye Hospital, said the number of pinkeye patients has been more than 30 percent higher than the rate normal over the last few days, not only at her hospital but at other eye hospitals and private clinics in the city. The number of pinkeye patients has also increased in other southern Vietnamese localities – including Dong Nai Province and Can Tho City. The number of pinkeye cases at the Can Tho Children’s Hospital has totaled 30-50 per day this month, three to four times higher than previous months. In Hanoi, Dr. Hoang Minh Anh from National Institute of Ophthalmology, said the institute has been treating 100-120 pinkeye patients a day on average, several times higher than five to six weeks earlier. He said the patients are not only from the capital but also from nearby provinces such as Bac Ninh, Hai Duong and Hung Yen. Dr. Doan Van Xiem, head of Quang Ngai General Hospital’s ophthalmology department, was quoted by Tuoi Tre as saying Monday that the number of pinkeye cases last week was over 66 percent of the total eye cases, while the number was just 30…

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