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.

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Belgium become first country to introduce compulsory monkeypox quarantine