Guangdong Dengue Fever Outbreak Surges, Authorities Report Over 700 New Cases in a Week. However, there are reports from the public that some hospitals are not conducting blood tests or providing relevant diagnosis to patients. Despite the official claim of no new severe cases or deaths, the reality contradicts these claims.
According to a report released by the Health Bureau of Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province on September 24, titled “Guangdong: 775 New Cases in 6 Days, Can Transmit Without Contact! Provincial CDC Reminder,” Guangdong Province has entered the peak season of dengue fever. In August, Guangdong reported 1,220 dengue fever cases, an increase of 987 cases from July. In the first week of September (from the 9th to the 15th), 775 new dengue fever cases were reported.
In the 38th week (from September 16 to September 22), the Guangdong Provincial CDC reported 764 new cases of dengue fever, with no new severe cases or deaths.
However, individuals in heavily affected areas such as Foshan disclosed that some local hospitals are not testing patients for dengue fever or providing diagnoses, instead prescribing medication and advising home isolation.
On September 19, a blogger from Foshan mentioned that many people in the area, including a family of three in Chan Cheng and Guicheng, were infected with dengue fever. Despite not taking it seriously, the blogger developed a high fever of up to 40℃ after running in shorts in the park.
“The next morning, when I went to the emergency room, the doctor mentioned that there were too many patients in Foshan now, even if it’s dengue fever there’s no need for blood tests because there is no specific treatment. They just prescribed some fever-reducing and traditional Chinese medicine,” the blogger said.
Furthermore, reports revealed that hospitals are filling up with dengue fever patients, suggesting discrepancies between actual data and official reports. Some patients shared experiences of being diagnosed only after being severely ill.
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