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Circular: Dubai residents who contract monkeypox must quarantine for 21 days
Health officials in Dubai have said residents who contract monkeypox must quarantine for 21 days. The announcement came amid a global outbreak of the potentially fatal disease.
A circular from the Dubai Health Authority, seen by Al Arabiya English, states that adult patients with minor symptoms and stable vital signs can isolate at home.
Patients who have a fever higher than 38.5 degrees, have a rash that covers more than 30 percent of the body surface area, have unstable vital signs must isolate in hospital, as should pregnant women, children below the age of six, elderly patients aged over 70 and critically ill patients. Patients will undergo complete isolation in hospitals until they recover, the Alarabiya English reported.
Earlier this month, the UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced five new cases of monkeypox in the country.
It also said that two people recovered from the disease that the World Health Organization (WHO) called “self-limited with symptoms lasting from two to four weeks.”
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The first in-country case was detected on May 24 when a traveler from a west African country was found to be carrying the disease.
The ministry has warned members of the public to take precautions against the disease during travel and social gatherings.
Source: alarabiyaenglish
