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China Classifies Monkeypox as Class B Infectious Disease

What’s new: China will classify monkeypox as a Class B infectious disease from Wednesday, the National Health Commission (NHC) announced Friday, after detecting 500 cases of the virus last month.

The change will allow local authorities to take measures such as lockdowns, suspending classes and temporarily closing businesses during a monkeypox outbreak, according to the Law on Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases.

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