QC LGU activates QRT after discovering latest mpox case visited 2 establishments in the city

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00:00The Quezon City local government has activated its quick response team after discovering

00:07the two establishments in the city were visited by the man who tested positive for monkey

00:12pox, the first case of m-pox this year.

00:16Contact tracing efforts revealed that the man, a government employee, first showed symptoms

00:21of monkey pox on August 8.

00:23Despite his condition, he visited an illegal spa on August 11, where he reportedly had

00:28sexual contact with a client in the facility.

00:31Four days later, he sought medical help at a dermatology clinic in Quezon City, where

00:36he was observed to have rash-like symptoms on his face, hands, and genital area, key

00:42indicators of monkey pox.

00:44A subsequent test confirmed he was positive for the virus.

00:49The Quezon City Health Department has identified 41 close contacts of the infected individual.

00:56Among them, 28 classified as type 1 contacts, indicating direct interaction with the patient

01:02and placing them at high risk of infection.

01:05Seven of close contacts are residents of Quezon City.

01:09Individuals who had direct contact with the man diagnosed with monkey pox are now in quarantine.

01:15The health condition of those exposed to the man, including those he touched or was in

01:20close proximity to, is being closely monitored.

01:23The man was a masseuse who directly touched the patient.

01:28And then the clients, the 27 clients we considered type 1, because we were not able to determine

01:35that allegedly there was a sexual encounter that happened at the spa.

01:40No need to panic, local officials repeatedly have told.

01:45They urge anyone experiencing symptoms such as fever, rashes, or skin blisters to report

01:51them immediately.

01:53We should not panic or be alarmed because if we know how we will be infected, we need

02:02to protect ourselves.

02:04Our high risk are multiple sexual partners.

02:09If there are symptoms similar to mpox, we need to go to the nearest health facility.

02:16Kalei salbar, Delia, for the new and better Philippines.