A 21-month child from the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang died of hand-foot-mouth disease on January 5, several days after she had been hospitalized. Doctor Tran Van De, Director of Can Tho Paediatrics Hospital, which provided treatment for Truong Thi Nhu Q., said on January 7 that the child patient was sent to the hospital on January 3 from Hau Giang provincial hospital in a critical condition caused by hand-foot-mouth disease. Last year, Can Tho Paediatrics Hospital gave treatment to 35,673 hand-foot-mouth cases including 2,500 in-patients, but no fatality was reported. (Vov Jan 7)
