alert!Monkey acne cases have entered Asia

The Ministry of Health of Singapore said on June 21 that the first case of monkey acne was found overseas in Singapore.The confirmed case is a 42 -year -old British national man, a flight attendant, and is currently under treatment at the National Infectious Disease Center in Singapore.The Ministry of Health has tracked 13 close contacts and will accept a 21 -day isolation observation.

The Ministry of Health stated that the diagnosed air passenger stayed in Singapore from June 15th to 17th, and entered Singapore on the 19th. On the 20th, he was diagnosed with acne on the 20th. The current situation is stable.

The South Korean epidemic prevention department reported on June 21 that South Korea found a case of suspected monkey acne from entering South Korea from Incheon International Airport. This suspected case was sent to the hospital at about 21:40 that night for isolation treatment.

The South Korean Disease Management Department decided to raise the warning level of the monkey acne to the "attention" level on May 31. It also specified the monkey acne as the legal infectious disease of class B.Waiting for measures.

Source: CCTV News

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