China tightens measures against Zika virus
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CHINA has announced quarantine measures as it attempts to battle the Zika virus, health authorities said yesterday.
People coming from the affected regions will have to declare themselves to the quarantine staff while entering China, especially if they have symptoms such as fever, joint pain, rash, conjunctivitis, headache and muscle pain, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said.
Entry and exit quarantine areas will be equipped with test kits for Zika. Effective measures should be made to eliminate mosquitoes in vehicles and containers from the affected regions, it said.
On Tuesday, Guangdong Province confirmed the 10th Zika case in China’s mainland.
A 40-year-old man from Jiangmen City returned from Venezuela with his family on February 25. His two children tested positive for the virus on February 27, according to the Guangdong Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission.
The World Health Organization declared a global emergency last month amid a Zika outbreak in Central and South America. China has also been on alert as experts warn that the warming weather may facilitate the spread of the mosquito-borne virus.
East China’s Zhejiang Province has launched an anti-mosquito campaign to fight the virus with Hangzhou set to host the G20 summit in September.
The eight-month campaign will focus on urban-rural fringe zones, residential communities, and populated regions like markets, roads and railways.
Zheng Jiwei, vice governor of Zhejiang Province, called on people to clean up their homes and workplaces to eliminate breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
Zhejiang has warm, wet weather as spring approaches that is likely to increase the risk of transmission of mosquito-borne Zika virus.
“Zika virus is found in Aedes, a common mosquito variety seen in most areas of Zhejiang,” said Long Zhenyu from the Zhejiang Disease Control and Prevention Department.
Zhejiang Province welcomed more than 10 million inbound tourists in 2015, and cities such as Wenzhou and Yiwu frequently host international business travelers, which means the Zika virus may spread more easily, according to Long. Four out of the 10 Zika cases on China’s mainland have been reported in Zhejiang Province.
On Monday, the National Health and Family Planning Commission ordered the cleaning up of public venues across China in its fight against the virus.
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