China has recorded its first case of the disease in a man who recently entered the country and was under quarantine, Le Parisien reports.
This is a reaction to the first case of monkeypox in the country. On Monday, September 20, a senior Chinese health official advised the population to avoid "direct contact with foreigners."
On Friday, Sept. 16, China reported its first case of the disease in a man who had recently entered the country and was under quarantine. Wu Zunou, a leading figure in China's fight against COVID-19, urged the public to avoid contact with people who had been abroad in the previous three weeks, as well as with "strangers."
"The patient was immediately placed in isolation and is in stable condition, the risk of transmission is low," the report said. Monkeypox begins with a high fever and quickly develops into a rash. The disease usually goes away spontaneously in two to three weeks, but it can lead to serious complications, including bacterial infections.
According to WHO data on confirmed cases, as of Sept. 7, there have been 54,709 cases and 18 deaths in 125 countries, 98 percent of which are in Europe and North America.