The Bangladeshi government has decided to screen passengers arriving from mpox-hit nations, with increasing cases elsewhere in the world. The country’s main Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka yesterday started screening the temperatures of such passengers.
In addition, airlines were asked to remain alert and inform the health department promptly in case of any passenger with symptoms. According to the airport officials, anyone, who is detected as an mpox patient will be sent to a designated hospital in Dhaka directly. No mpox case has been reported in Bangladesh so far.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of mpox a global health emergency amid a rapid surge in spread of the disease in Africa.
Mpox is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus that is spread through close contact, with symptoms including fever, swelling of the lymph nodes, sore throat, muscle aches, skin rash, and back pain.
Meanwhile, the Union Health Ministry has said that there are no reported cases of monkeypox in India till date. Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda yesterday reviewed the monkeypox situation and preparedness at a meeting in New Delhi.
