HANOI, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Health Minister Nguyen Quoc Trieu said only 34 out of 63 municipalities and provinces in the country have A/H1N1 prevention plans despite the fast spread of the disease, local newspaper the Vietnam News reported Thursday.
Trieu made the remarks at the weekly meeting of the National Steering Committee for A/H1N1 Prevention in Hanoi on Wednesday, said the newspaper.
In the past week, the disease has spread to many schools and office buildings across the country, said Trieu.
At the meeting, the minister required A/H1N1 flu-hit provinces to set up temporary hospitals where they are most needed such as schools, offices and industrial zones, according to the newspaper.
The Health Ministry planned to buy more Tamiflu and Relenza drugs, said the newspaper. It asked manufacturers and importers to prepare enough medical masks to meet the increasing needs of health staff and the public.
So far, there have been 763 A/H1N1 flu cases reported in the country.
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