In the wake of the recent global upsurge in monkeypox cases, Sri Lanka has ramped up its vigilance, according to local health authorities.
This follows the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recent decision to declare the infectious disease a public health emergency of international concern.
According to sources in the Health Ministry, there hasn’t been major increase in cases and thus, the imminent threat from monkeypox is minimal as contingency measures are in place.
China has announced that it will begin screening individuals and goods entering the country for mpox, a move reflecting growing global concerns about the virus’s spread.
The decision, which will be enforced over the next six months, comes just days after the World Health Organization (WHO) issued its highest-level warning in response to the escalating mpox situation in Africa.
