The reporter learned from the 124th press conference on the prevention and control of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic in Chongqing that on September 16, Chongqing discovered a case of imported monkeypox from abroad.

At present, all close contacts have been tested for monkeypox nucleic acid, and the results are all negative.

According to the research and judgment of national and municipal experts, the case was quarantined immediately after entering Chongqing, and there was no social activity trajectory, and the risk of epidemic transmission was low.

　　According to the report, after the case entered Chongqing, closed-loop transfer and centralized isolation were implemented in accordance with the requirements of the new crown pneumonia epidemic prevention and control. During the routine health monitoring during the centralized isolation period, symptoms such as rash were found.

In accordance with the requirements of Chongqing's "Notice on Doing a Good Job in Monkeypox Monitoring", the epidemic prevention personnel sampled the entry and carried out monkeypox virus nucleic acid testing, which was tested by the Chongqing CDC laboratory and reviewed by the China CDC. , laboratory results were positive for monkeypox virus nucleic acid, and experts from the state organization diagnosed a confirmed case of monkeypox.

The case is undergoing centralized isolation and treatment in a designated hospital and is in stable condition.

As of now, the nucleic acid test for the new coronavirus in this case has been negative.

　　After the outbreak of monkeypox, the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government attached great importance to it, and immediately directed and dispatched, arranged and deployed the prevention and control and disposal work.

The Municipal Health and Health Commission acted quickly to report to the National Health and Health Commission and the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention in a timely manner, and under their guidance, organized city-level experts to quickly rush to the scene to guide epidemiological investigations, sampling and testing, and disinfection of environmental items.

Up to now, all close contacts of the case have implemented isolation medical observation measures.

According to the national "Monkeypox Prevention and Control Technical Guidelines (2022 Edition)", the isolation medical observation period is 21 days.

(Headquarters reporter Chen Peng)