Belgium become first country to introduce compulsory monkeypox quarantine

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Category : International Published on: May 25 2022

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Belgium has become the first country to make the 21-day quarantine compulsory for the monkeypox patients.
Monkeypox is a disease in the same family as smallpox and symptoms include a distinct bumpy rash, a fever, sore muscles and a headache.
However, Monkeypox is less deadly than smallpox, with a mortality rate below 4 percent.
Cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the UK, Portugal, Sweden, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, the US, Canada and Australia, as reported by Saudi Gazette.

Belgium become first country to introduce compulsory monkeypox quarantine