New strain, new measures


THE Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, the country’s main port of entry by air, is mandating all inbound travellers to register their details with the SatuSehat electronic health pass as a preventive measure against a new, more virulent strain of mpox.

The recent spread of clade Ib mpox across West and Central Africa prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the virus a public health emergency of international concern in mid-August.

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