41 close contacts ng unang kaso ng mpox ng bansa ngayong taon, natukoy ng Q.C. health department;
Quick Response Team, inactivate ng Q.C. gov’t para sa contact tracing
Quick Response Team, inactivate ng Q.C. gov’t para sa contact tracing
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00:00The Quezon City government is now activating their quick response team while contact tracing is also underway after two establishments in Luzon were affected by the first case of monkeypox this year.
00:17Clay Zalpardilla is live in the Central News.
00:22Angelique, the Quezon City local government is continuing to conduct contact tracing of positive cases of monkeypox or mpox.
00:35According to QCLGU, two establishments in Luzon were visited by men.
00:42The Quezon City local government's quick response team is now active.
00:50This is after finding out that two establishments in Luzon were visited by a 33-year-old man who tested positive for mpox.
01:01According to the contact tracing, the man tested positive for mpox on August 8.
01:07However, he went to an illegal spa on August 11 and had sex with one of the clients there.
01:15After four days, the man went to a dermatology clinic in Quezon City.
01:21This is where he found symptoms of mpox on his skin, such as rashes on his face, hands, and a swollen part of his body.
01:29The man was immediately tested and tested positive for mpox.
01:33The Quezon City Health Department identified 41 close contacts.
01:38Twenty-eight of them were considered type 1 or my direct contact, meaning they were held by a patient or possibly had a sexual encounter.
01:49Seven of the men were identified as residents of Quezon City.
02:02As of now, the so-called direct contacts of the patients are in quarantine.
02:10We are monitoring their quarantine for 10-20 days until September 1.
02:19At this time, none of them have...
02:24The condition of the so-called type 2 or close contacts is still being monitored.
02:31They are the ones who were held by the patient and the people who were with the man in one place.
02:38There are no mpox vaccines in the country yet.
02:42That's why contact tracing, quarantine, and monitoring are important in the case of mpox.
02:49We should not panic or be alarmed.
02:53Because if we know how to get infected, we need to protect ourselves.
03:01Our high-risk are the multiple sexual partners.
03:06If there are symptoms similar to mpox, we need to go to the nearest health facility.
03:14The QCLGU issued a warning that we should not be alarmed.
03:18I reported that mpox symptoms can be experienced, such as fever and rash on the skin.
03:24Meanwhile, Angelique, the Quezon City local government closed the illegal spa that the man went to.
03:31For their information, aside from no business permit, there are also no sanitary permit and no fire inspection certificate.
03:38That's the latest from Quezon City.
03:41Back to you, Angelique.
03:43This spa is a bit controversial.
03:46Is this really a spa, massage parlor, or something else?
03:55Yes, Angelique.
03:56The Quezon City local government knows that this spa also provides the so-called extra service or entertainment service.
04:08There are no documents from the local government to prove that the operation is legitimate.
04:16That's why the Quezon City local government closed the spa.
04:21The local government also warned that there are multiple sexual partners.
04:30That's why we need to be aware of such information.
04:36If mpox symptoms are observed, such as rash on the skin and fever,
04:46it should be reported to the Quezon City Health Department.
04:50Angelique?
04:51Thank you very much, Clayzel Pardilla.