It is well known that monkeypox is transmitted by contact. Chinese authorities have issued an appeal to local residents not to touch foreigners after identifying the first infected person in the city of Chongqing.
High-ranking officials of the Ministry of Health of China urged the inhabitants of the Middle Kingdom not to touch foreigners, so as not to become infected with monkeypox. The warning came as the first confirmed case of the infection appeared in a person who had recently returned from abroad. And the chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention stressed how dangerous skin contact with foreigners is.
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Moreover, he added that avoiding such contact is “part of a healthy lifestyle for the Chinese.” Naturally, such a comment caused a flurry of negative reactions, and the specialist who made it quickly softened his position.
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He hastily added that he is not at all a supporter of any kind of xenophobia or racism, because it is only about sanitary rules. And it is not necessary to touch not only foreigners, but also all Chinese who have recently traveled abroad. (READ MORE)