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China's Guangdong province has recorded more than 7000 cases of the Chikungunya virus since July, with provincial authorities taking measures similar to those used during the COVID-19 pandemic, the BBC reports.
In Foshan, a city of about 10 million people that has become the main center of the infection, patients are being placed in hospital beds protected by mosquito nets for a week or until the virus can no longer be detected in the patient's tests.
The Chikungunya virus is transmitted through mosquito bites and causes fever and intense joint pain. In some cases, symptoms of the disease can persist for several years. An important feature of the infection is that it is not transmitted directly between people - infection occurs only through the bite of a mosquito that has previously bitten an infected person.
According to Chinese authorities, all reported cases are mild, with about 95% of patients discharged from hospitals within a week of admission.