On Wednesday (24/08), São Paulo city released a health protocol with recommendations for the prevention and control of monkeypox in establishments such as restaurants, supermarkets, gyms and hotels. The protocol also provides guidelines on identification, isolation and contact tracing.
The recommendation is that the measures already adopted during the covid-19 pandemic, such as the use of a mask, frequent cleaning of surfaces, the availability of containers with 70% alcohol gel or sinks with water and soap for hand washing, are reinforced.
The capital has 1,912 cases of the disease, 32 more than the total released last Tuesday (23) and is one of the two locations in the country with a record of cases in babies.
The guidelines on identification are:
- Patient with symptoms arrives at UBS, office or hospital
- Case is defined as suspected, probable or confirmed
- Suspected patient undergoes PCR
- Even without confirmation, suspected patients and contacts are already advised to perform isolation
- If confirmed, notification to the state is mandatory and must be done within 24 hours of confirmation
- In mild cases, isolation is at home, and in severe cases, hospital isolation
- The confirmed case and contacts will be monitored once a day by telephone for 21 days
