Announced the spokesperson forMinistry of Health and PopulationHossam Abdel Ghaffar, said that surveillance levels have been raised at all ports, whether at sea, places of quarantine and other other measures, due to the prevention of the spread of the monkeypox virus in Egypt.
Health raises surveillance levels to prevent spread of monkeypox virus:
He stressed that the early detection of any confirmed case must be ensured with the speed of isolation in hospitals designated for this, and said that the ministry had provided reagents related to the monkeypox virus within the central laboratories of the Ministry of Health.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar confirmed that: monkeypox Not as fast asCorona VirusAlso, it will not turn into a pandemic, but we have developed a plan to deal with the virus, and also reduce the chances of it entering Egypt, and he stressed that Egypt has so far been free of the virus.
He pointed out that the monkeypox virus becomes contagious, following the appearance of the rash and often appear on the genitals, according to what it announced. World Health OrganizationAlso, there are some cases that do not require going to hospitals and symptoms resolve on their own.
