Philippines designating isolation facilities for monkeypox cases

This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from a human skin sample. On the left were mature, oval-shaped virus particles, and on the right were the crescents, and spherical particles of immature virions.

Cynthia S. Goldsmith / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / AFP

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is working on the specific designation of isolation facilities for potential monkeypox cases, the Department of Health said Thursday.

In a message to reporters, the DOH said the priority of its Field Implementation and Coordination Team and the One Hospital Command Center (OHCC) is ensuring the compliance of isolation facilities with requirements.

According to the department’s guidelines, the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine will be the main isolation facility for suspect, probable, and confirmed monkeypox cases during the activation of Doors 1 and 2 of the DOH’s four-door alert system. Door 1 refers to the implementation of travel restrictions and bans, while Door 2 refers to screening, testing and quarantine at points of entry.

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