Vietnam to monitor entrants from monkeypox areas for 21 days

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An electron microscopic (EM) image shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virus particles as well as crescents and spherical particles of immature virions. Photo by Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regnery/CDC/Handout via Reuters

 

People entering Vietnam from areas with monkeypox outbreaks will be monitored and suspected carriers quarantined, the health ministry said Monday.

 

Risk factors include making contact with people infected or suspected to be infected with monkeypox, or having had sexual intercourse with multiple partners, within 21 days before the first symptoms appear, according to a temporary guide for monitoring and preventing monkeypox by the Ministry of Health.

 

Based on their risk factors, entrants will be transferred to medical facilities for diagnosis, treatment or self-monitor for 21 days after entry. This policy will also be applied to entrants coming from countries/regions with monkeypox.

 

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