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Canada has confirmed 81 cases of the disease, most of which were reported in Quebec
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June 7, 2022 • 1 hour ago • 1 minute read • 16 comments Director of Public Health Canada Dra. Theresa Tam. Canada has issued a travel notice to foreign countries warning of procedures to control the spread of communicable disease. Photo by Justin Tang / The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA – Canada issued a monkeypox-related travel warning on Tuesday, advising travelers in more than two dozen countries, including Australia, Britain and the United States, to take precautions and warned of possible delays in returning at home if they got sick.
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In a Level 2 warning, one grade below a call to avoid non-essential travel, the Public Health Agency of Canada said travelers may be subject to procedures to limit the spread of monkeypox, such as now isolation, if infected.
“You may have limited access to timely and adequate health care if you become ill and may experience delays in returning home,” the agency said on Twitter.
Around 30 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of viral disease, with more than 911 confirmed or suspected cases, mostly in Europe.
Canada has confirmed 81 cases of the disease, most of which were reported in Quebec.
Monkeypox, which spreads by close contact and was first found in monkeys, occurs mainly in West and Central Africa and only occasionally spreads to other places.
(Report by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa; edited by Richard Pullin)