As demand for travel to Japan is soaring, the number of people infected with MPOX (monkey pox) in Japan is increasing, and quarantine authorities are getting nervous. The Japanese government warned that “infections in the community are spreading”.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan on the 8th, as of the 4th, the cumulative number of Mfox confirmed cases in Japan was 95. In July of last year, the first confirmed case was confirmed. Last year, the number of confirmed cases was only 8, but recently, the number of confirmed cases has increased rapidly. Since last month, the number of confirmed cases per week has exceeded 10.
In particular, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced that “infections in Japan are spreading, with the number of community infections without overseas travel history increasing,” and that “if you experience any suspicious symptoms, please consult a medical institution,” NHK reported. Japan is the country with the most cumulative cases of mfox in Asia. It is followed by Singapore and Thailand.
Last month, after visiting Japan from Taiwan, a patient was infected with Mpox. On the 21st of last month, the Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that one out of four new confirmed cases confirmed between the 3rd and 5th of last month was confirmed after returning from Japan. As of the 21st of last month, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Mfox in Taiwan was 16.
However, the trend of mfox around the world has begun to decline since August of last year. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of the 4th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases worldwide since January last year was 86,838. The death toll is 112. The countries with the highest cumulative number of confirmed cases are the United States, Brazil, Spain, France, and Colombia in order. The number of weekly confirmed cases worldwide was the highest between August 8 and 14 last year (7,576), but the number of confirmed cases last week (March 27 and April 2) was only 101.
Source: Donga
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