China has tightened controls at its borders to prevent the entry of the Mpox virus. The country's state media confirmed this information on Saturday (August 17).
According to CGTN, China's General Administration of Customs said in an announcement that the entry of people and goods from MPX-affected areas must be strictly monitored.
The authorities also said that tourists or travelers with symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle aches or rash should inform the authorities about their physical condition upon entering China. These strictures will remain in place for the next six months.
In the world, the infectious disease called Empox was first identified in the Congo of the African continent. After that, there are reports of patients diagnosed with empox in Europe and Asia. In addition to Congo, cases of empox have been reported so far in Burundi, Uganda, Rwanda, Sweden, Kenya and Pakistan.
According to the news agency Reuters in a report, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a state of emergency around the world due to the spread of Mpox. Earlier, in 2022, the virus spread to about 100 countries, including some countries in Europe and Asia. A global health alert was also issued at that time.
According to the United Nations, empox has been reported in 7 countries around the world.
Since January 2023, 27,000 people have been diagnosed with empox in the country. More than 1 thousand 100 people died. Majority of the infected and dead are children.
Last Thursday (August 15) the first Mpox was detected in Sweden. The country's public health agency said the person who was diagnosed with empox contracted the virus while staying in an African country. It is the first country outside the African continent where Mpox has been detected.
According to the Ministry of Health of the African country of Burundi, at least 61 people have been diagnosed with empox in several districts of the country. However, according to the World Health Organization, no one has died due to empox in the country.
WHO has reported that 4 people have been diagnosed with Mpox in the African country of Rwanda. No one died of this disease in the country.
In Uganda, another African country, two people have been diagnosed with empox. Both were infected from outside Uganda.
Last Thursday (August 15), Pakistan's Ministry of Health announced the first case of MPOX in the country. On Friday (August 16), the virus was detected in the body of two more people. All three have recently returned to Pakistan from the Middle East. In this situation, the Ministry of Health of the country has issued a warning.
On July 29, Kenya's Ministry of Health reported one case of IB Mpox. This is the first time a person has been infected with empox in the country. However, as of August 8, there have been no deaths from mumps in the country, according to WHO data.
Meanwhile, according to a report by the BBC, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) recommends that travelers to infected areas in Africa be vaccinated against Mpox.
But the ECDC said the risk of widespread spread is low, despite the World Health Organization recently declaring the Mpox situation a global emergency.
