China recorded its first case of monkeypox on Friday in a person who had
recently entered the country, officials said.
Health authorities in the southwestern city of Chongqing said the person
displayed symptoms while undergoing quarantine for
Covid-19.
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Under China's zero-Covid policy, people entering the country must typically
complete between one and two weeks of isolation on arrival.
The monkeypox patient was diagnosed after developing symptoms including a
skin rash, the city health commission said in a report, categorising the case
as an "imported infection".
The patient "is undergoing centralised isolation at a designated
hospital and is in a stable condition", the report said.
Because the patient had been immediately isolated upon entering the city,
"there are no traces of social transmission, and the risk of transmission
is low", it said.
Last week, Hong Kong logged its first monkeypox case in a 30-year-old man
who showed symptoms while undergoing the city's three-day Covid quarantine
period for arrivals.
The patient had no contact with the community, according to a health
official, who said the risk of Hong Kongers getting infected was "very
low".
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