DOH: Philippines' 1st monkeypox case ends isolation Saturday

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said that the country&#x27;s <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/29/22/philippines-confirms-first-monkeypox-case">first monkeypox case</a> is set to complete isolation by Saturday, August 6.</p><p>Once cleared by physicians, the individual is once again allowed to interact with their family and other individuals. </p><p>But the close contacts of the patient are continuing isolation.</p><p>The first monkeypox patient is <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/08/01/22/doh-1st-monkeypox-case-in-philippines-recovering-wellhttps://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/08/01/22/doh-1st-monkeypox-case-in-philippines-recovering-well">recovering </a>from symptoms of the disease, health authorities earlier said, while close contacts of the person have shown no signs of infection so far.</p><p>Hospitals in the country are already <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/08/03/22/hospitals-prep-isolation-facilities-for-monkeypox-cases">preparing </a>isolation areas amid the threat of the monkeypox virus. </p><p>Dr. Winlove Mojica, a clinical associate professor of the Department of Dermatology at the UP-PGH, said Friday that the illness is unlike COVID-19 in which the number of deaths were high at the onset. </p><p>&quot;Usually ang mga recorded na namatay sa ibang bansa ay may pamamaga ng utak or affected ang ibang organs. Pero mababa ang chance na &#x27;yun,&quot; he said. </p><p>(Usually, cases of monkeypox fatalities experience swelling of the brain or other organs were affected. But the chance is low.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/01/22/anyone-at-risk-of-monkeypox-via-close-contact-expert">&#x27;Anyone is at risk&#x27; of monkeypox via intimate contact: expert</a></li></ul><p>He added that monkeypox is worrisome, especially for the public, because of the scars left behind by the lesions, especially on the face.</p><p>The length of isolation is also said to have an impact. </p><p>&quot;Also at least 3 weeks ang isolation, malaking impact ito sa ikabubuhay ng isang tao lalo na &#x27;yung arawan ang trabaho,&quot; Mojica said. </p><p>(Also the isolation for monkeypox is at least 3 weeks. This has a huge impact on a person, especially when they&#x27;re relying on a daily income.)</p><div><strong>RELATED STORY</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2147509" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The DOH on Friday said that the country's first monkeypox case is set to complete their isolation by Saturday.

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DOH: Philippines' 1st monkeypox case ends isolation Saturday

DOH: Philippines' 1st monkeypox case ends isolation Saturday

Raphael Bosano,

ABS-CBN News

Published Aug 05, 2022 07:40 PM PHT

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