China Implements New Measures to Combat Chikungunya Virus Spread
TL;DR
China has reinstated some Covid-era health measures in Guangdong to control a chikungunya outbreak, including tracking medication purchases and community disinfection, amid social media criticism and concerns over the virus's spread through mosquito vectors, with neighboring cities implementing additional travel and health monitoring protocols.
- China Revives Covid-Era Health Measures to Prevent Mosquito-Borne Virus Bloomberg
- U.S. travel alerts issued as chikungunya outbreaks spread across China and the world Axios
- What is the chikungunya virus, how are countries such as China battling it? Al Jazeera
- China Wages War on Chikungunya Virus With Drones and ‘Elephant Mosquitoes’ The New York Times
- CDC warns of mosquito-borne chikungunya outbreak in southeast China NBC News
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