(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health on Monday urged provincial and city People’s Committees, Hygiene and Epidemiology Institutes, Pasteur Institutes and hospitals specializing in infectious diseases, to take measures to prevent and control the spread of mpox.
 The mpox virus under the microscope. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
The WHO on August 14 declared mpox a global health emergency.
The ministry emphasized the need for enhanced mpox monitoring at border gates and in healthcare facilities. Any suspected or confirmed mpox cases must be reported immediately through the website macabenh.vncdc.gov.vn or via the hotline at 0387525938.