The unnamed patient, treated at the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases, had recovered and her skin injuries have been healed. Her close contacts have shown no signs of infection.

Vietnam's first monkeypox patient completes procedures to be discharged in HCMC, October 13, 2022.

The 35-year-old woman displayed symptoms like fatigue, chills, muscle aches, headaches and coughing, as well as rashes on several body parts from September 18 while she was traveling in Dubai. She was confirmed infected with monkeypox in Ho Chi Minh City after returning on September 22. Viral genome sequencing revealed that she was infected with a monkeypox strain that has circulated throughout many regions of the world since the beginning of this year.

Most cases of monkeypox would recover after 10-14 days and would stop being contagious after 21 days.

Over 70,000 monkeypox cases have been recorded in over 100 countries and territories, with 26 deaths according to the WHO.

Health Ministry issues monkeypox monitoring guidance

The Ministry of Health on August 22 issued temporary guidelines for monitoring and preventing monkeypox amid complicated developments of the disease.

Vietnam to monitor entrants from monkeypox areas for 21 days

People entering Vietnam from areas with monkeypox outbreaks will be monitored and suspected carriers quarantined, the health ministry said Monday.

Indian scientists helps build capacity for Vietnam on monkeypox control

Scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)’s National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune are training experts from Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand to tackle monkeypox amidst escalating concerns over the disease.

Stronger efforts in monkeypox prevention urged

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has instructed People’s Committees of cities and provinces to immediately issue instructions on the prevention and control of monkeypox.

HCMC to advise 21-day self-quarantine for monkeypox suspects

HCMC may advise foreign entrants suspected of having monkeypox to self-isolate themselves for 21 days, the city’s Center for Disease Control (CDC) said Thursday.

Source: VnExpress