BOYS AREA – A senior Chinese health official has warned his citizens against skin contact with foreigners and people who have recently returned from abroad to avoid becoming infected with the virus. monkeypox.
Spontaneously, the statement called for a response on social media because it was considered racist and discriminatory.
China reported its first case on Friday monkeypox in the city Chongqingafter someone who arrived from overseas developed a rash during the COVID-19 quarantine.
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Leading Chinese epidemiologist Wu Zunyou warned his citizens not to have skin contact with foreigners and people who have recently returned from abroad to avoid being infected with monkeypox.
“To prevent the possibility monkeypox infectionand as part of our daily healthy lifestyle, [saya] advises 1) not to come into skin-to-skin contact with strangers, “said Wu Zunyou.
“So 2) do not come into skin-to-skin contact with people who have just returned from abroad [dalam tiga minggu terakhir],” He added.
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He also advised the public not to come into skin-to-skin contact with strangers and to put on disposable toilet seats in public facilities, including hotels, the South China Morning Post reported Sunday.
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