Alert to monkeypox, HCM City proposes health declaration for arrivals
Ho Chi Minh City has proposed the Ministry of Health permit it to impose health declaration on arrivals in local ports of entry to early detect suspected cases of monkeypox.
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HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi MinhCity has proposed the Ministry of Health permit it to impose health declarationon arrivals in local ports of entry to early detect suspected cases ofmonkeypox.
The proposal was submitted on July 27,following the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s declaration of monkeypox as aglobal health emergency on July 23.
The municipal People’s Committee saidin the current context, it is an urgent need to proactively monitor and earlydetect suspected infections in order to make timely response to prevent thedisease from spreading.
It noted that the local health sectoris stepping up monitoring at ports of entry and health establishments whileintensifying communications in the community to early discover monkeypox cases,which is one of the sector’s urgent tasks at present.
As of July 25, HCM City hadn’t recordany monkeypox infections. Its Health Department has demanded all medicalestablishments to promptly take measures against this disease./.
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Vietnam has not recorded any cases of monkeypox, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said on June 23, citing data from the Ministry of Health.
Although no cases of monkeypox had been recorded in Vietnam as of July 24, the risk of this disease entering the country is very high, according to experts.
Having yet to log any cases of monkeypox, Ho Chi Minh City is still urging local health facilities to promptly implement prevention and control measures for the viral zoonosis.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will continue to share information with Vietnam on developments of monkeypox and support the country in the prevention and control of the disease, Dr. Socorro Escalante, Acting WHO Representative in Vietnam told the media on July 26.
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Passengers undergo security check at an airport. (Photo: VNA) 
