Binh Duong Department of Health said that the number of pink eye cases in Binh Duong is gradually decreasing compared to the early days of September. Binh Duong has no shortage of medicine to treat pink eye.
Statistics from Binh Duong province’s health show that in recent days, pink eye has decreased by about 50% compared to the peak of the epidemic two weeks ago.
According to the health sector of Binh Duong province, at many hospitals and eye clinics at this time, the number of new patients is gradually decreasing, and the number of re-examination patients tends to be higher than the number of new patients.
In the city. Thuan An, previously the whole city recorded about 1,200 cases/day each day, but now this number has decreased, to about 700 cases/day.
Or in the city. Di An, at the peak of the epidemic in early September, recorded 1,800 cases/day but currently only records 800 cases/day.
Same in the city. Thu Dau Mot, City. Tan Uyen, the number of student patients with pink eye is also decreasing. Dau Tieng district has reduced the number of cases by 50% compared to the peak of the epidemic, currently only recording less than 500 new cases every day.
Previously, pink eye disease increased dramatically, with many people suffering from the disease, so people raced to buy medicine, making eye drops scarce.
Department of Health leaders affirmed that Binh Duong has no shortage of medicine to treat pink eye. The Department of Health has issued a document requiring drug stores to list drug prices and sell them at the listed price, not higher than the announced declared price.
In particular, pharmacies and drugstores are not allowed to take advantage of the epidemic situation to speculate, hoard goods, or hoard products, causing scarcity in the market for drugs used to treat pink eye and Pushing up drug prices for profit.
The health sector will conduct surprise inspections. In cases where stores or pharmacies are discovered to be selling at incorrect listed prices, records will be drawn up and handled in accordance with regulations.
Jermaine Kuhn