This brings back memories of the corona pandemic: the Chinese authorities want to check people entering the country and importing goods for the Mpox virus over the next six months.
“People from countries where monkeypox has broken out, who have come into contact with monkeypox cases or have symptoms, should take the initiative to report to customs,” China’s customs said on Friday.
In China, vehicles, containers and goods from areas with Mpox cases must now be disinfected. Last year, it was announced that Mpox would be treated as a category B infectious disease. This allows authorities to take emergency measures in the event of an outbreak. Examples of other infectious diseases in the same category include Covid-19, AIDS and SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome, note).
Health emergency declared
As reported, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday raised the highest level of alert due to the spread of the viral disease in Africa (see video above) – for the second time in two years. The reason is an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has also spread to neighboring countries. Symptoms of the disease include fever, headache and a rash with blisters that usually starts on the face and spreads to the rest of the body.
Source: Krone
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