Belgium introduces 21-day quarantine for all monkeypox cases
The Metro says Belgium has become the first country to introduce a mandatory quarantine for people with monkeypox.
Those with symptoms will need to isolate until their sores subside, which is expected to be around three weeks.
Belgium’s Risk Assessment Group (RAG) and health authorities said those infected will need to isolate for 21 days.
They said anyone with symptoms should seek medical advice.
There has been an outbreak in the country linked to a gay fetish festival called Darklands, where three attendees tested positive.
Organisers said: ‘There’s reason to assume that the virus has been brought in by visitors from abroad to the festival after recent cases in other countries.’
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