Guandong province is facing a massive outbreak of a mosquito-borne virus, with thousands of infection cases
The authorities in China’s southern Guangdong Province have reinstated Covid-style lockdown and containment tactics to curb a major outbreak of the mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus, which has already infected thousands of people.
The outbreak is centered in Foshan, a city 170km north of Hong Kong, where more than half of the nearly 8,000 reported cases have occurred.
The virus typically causes sudden fever, rash, and severe joint pain, which can be debilitating and sometimes prolonged. While it is rarely fatal, the symptoms can severely…
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