(UTV | CHINA) – China has detected its first case of monkeypox in the southwestern city of Chongqing, but the risk of community transmission is very low, the local health authority said.
Chongqing’s health commission said the patient, whose age and sex have not been released, had flown to the city from overseas. They developed symptoms, including a rash, while in quarantine for Covid-19.
Lab results from both the Chongqing and the national centre for disease control and prevention showed the patient was infected with the monkeypox virus. An expert panel from the central government confirmed the diagnosis on Friday.
The patient is being treated in isolation at a designated hospital and is in a stable condition, according to the commission. All close contacts are under isolation for medical observation, though it did not give details of those contacts.
