8/01/2022

Monkeypox - MOH targeting high risk groups

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Monday (Jul 25) that it has taken efforts to reach out to "at-risk groups", including those engaging in high-risk sexual activities, to raise awareness of monkeypox transmission.

This is being done through healthcare and community partners, an MOH spokesperson said in response to queries from CNA, and is part of its efforts to reduce the spread of monkeypox infections.

The WHO on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency - the highest alarm it can sound.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the outbreak was "concentrated among men who have sex with men, especially those with multiple sexual partners" which meant it "can be stopped with the right strategies in the right groups".  CNA

A way to reduce the risk of spreading monkeypox here is to ban LGBTQ from the US and Europe from entering our island. Alternatively, those coming from US and Europe should be quarantine and tested before being allowed in.

7 comments:

  1. Repeal Section 377A more monkeypox

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  2. Monkeypox could marry AIDS and give birth to more lethal and fatal variants.

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  3. When I said some time ago, that Monkeypox affect mostly homosexual men, some people were obviously angry and said it had nothing to do with sexual activities involving homosexuals. I have been vindicated.

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  4. Poor monkeys getting all the blame. Was Monkeypox also the result of humans and monkeys doing the ahem, ahem? I am not talking about marrying lah!

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  5. RB problem is u won't know those coming who are or are not gay

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  6. Ya, but can put up signs at entry points like they did in the past for long hair. : )

    Then do random checks.

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  7. Long hair is visible. Being gay is not. So how?

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