Singapore intensifies mpox prevention measures
2024-09-04 09:42:30 source：CGTN
September 4, 2024
On Wednesday, Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) updated detection, tracing, isolation, and vaccination measures to prevent the mpox Clade I infection.
Medical practitioners and healthcare institutions should be vigilant in detecting and reporting mpox cases. Close contacts of a confirmed Clade I case will be quarantined in a designated government facility for 21 days, MOH noted.
Suspected Clade I cases will be isolated while pending test results. All cases who test positive will continue to be isolated in healthcare facilities until they are no longer infectious.
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