“There is no problem in managing the number of new coronavirus cases as the number of new cases decreases”
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(Hanoi = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Beom-soo = Even if monkeypox, which is showing signs of spreading worldwide, enters the Philippines, an analysis has shown that quarantine facilities are sufficient to control it.
According to the Daily Philippine Star on the 31st, Jose René de Grano, president of the Philippine Private Hospital Association (PHAPi), said the day before that monkey pox might be prevented from spreading by isolating the infected.
He continued, “All hospitals have facilities to deal with the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19),” he said.
Chairman Grano said that the current number of new coronavirus cases is at a level that the hospital can handle, so there is no problem in managing monkeypox infections.
In particular, he said, “Even if you are infected with monkey pox, the symptoms will be mild compared to chickenpox if your immunity is not significantly weak.”
Nevertheless, President Grano emphasized that it is necessary to recognize the symptoms of monkey pox and take immediate action to prevent the spread of infection when introduced.
In particular, it is necessary to go through quarantine for at least 21 days in case of infection and see if symptoms improve, he added.
When infected with monkeypox, initial symptoms similar to smallpox appear, such as fever, headache, muscle pain, lymphadenitis, and fatigue.
Although no dedicated vaccine has been developed so far, it is known that the smallpox vaccine provides regarding 85% protection.
Monkey smallpox, a disease endemic to Central and West Africa, has recently spread to Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Australia.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there have been 257 confirmed cases reported in 23 countries classified as non-endemic until recently, with no deaths.
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