Belgium has become the first country in the world to impose a mandatory 21-day quark for patients with monkeypox, a disease that is endemic to Africa.
The third case of the virus was reported Friday by the health authorities in Belgium. The country has recorded four local cases and 100 confirmed global infections as of Monday.
The compulsory measures only apply to patients with confirmed infections. If in contact with vulnerable people, close contacts are not required to self-isolate.
The government announcement said that if the injuries have not healed, the person will have to go into contact isolation.
Those with a high risk of catching the disease should self-isolated for 21 days, according to the U.K. Household contacts and medical professionals who may have come into contact with a patient with an infectious disease.
Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus, which can cause a variety of symptoms.
Health experts are concerned about a recent outbreak in countries beyond Central and West Africa, which started in early May.
Gay and bisexual men are urged to be aware by health authorities, who have noted a particular concentration of cases among men who have sex with men.
There were 92 cases in 12 countries and 28 suspected cases as of Saturday, according to the World Health Organization. The U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Belgium, Portugal and Netherlands all have confirmed cases.
In this Centers for Disease Control and Prevention handout graphic, symptoms of one of the first known cases of the monkeypox virus are shown on a patient?s hand May 27, 2003.The public health body said that recent reported cases had no links to travel from endemic African countries. It can be spread by human-to-human or human-to- animal contact.
The WHO said in a statement on its website Saturday that reported cases have no established travel links to endemic areas.
Based on currently available information, cases have mainly but not exclusively been identified amongst men who have sex with men seeking care in primary care and sexual health clinics.
Concerns of a wider outbreak are being raised by the recent surge in community cases.
More than 100 cases in 12 different countries with no obvious connection means we have to figure out what's happening.
We don't know what that is and how severe it will be. He said that it was likely that we would see more cases.
Most cases of monkeypox are mild and usually resolve within 2 to 4 weeks, but there is currently no proven vaccine. Some countries have already begun to stock up on the vaccine, which is 85% effective in preventing infections.
The new outbreak of coronaviruses is a warning to authorities to invest more resources into infectious diseases. He spoke on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, where political and business leaders have gathered this week to key global issues.
He said that it was evolutionarily certain that we were going to see more outbreaks. Look at what it can do for the economy.
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