No border controls for monkeypox

No border controls for monkeypox – DoH

By Red Mendoza

Aug 07, 2022 12:53 am

THE Department of Health (DoH) stressed that monkeypox is different from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and thus, does not necessitate any possible border closures unlike in the early stages of the pandemic.

In a briefing on Friday, Health Officer in Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said monkeypox is being transmitted through close, skin-to-skin contact with an infected individual, as opposed to Covid-19, which can be transmitted via aerosolized droplets.

Getting ready Health workers disinfect isolation rooms for possible monkeypox patients at the Quezon City General Hospital on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. The Rosario Maclang Bautista General Hospital and Novaliches District Hospital have also set up isolation rooms for suspected, probable and confirmed cases of monkeypox in preparation for its possible detection in the city. Photo by John Orven Verdote

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