The dengue fever outbreak has been worse recently. Taiwan Centers of Disease Control (CDC) specifically advises migrant workers to pay attention to preventative measures against dengue fever to safeguard each other's health in order to lessen the effect of dengue fever to Taiwan from abroad.
The CDC reminds migrant workers to take anti-mosquito precautions while they are in their hometowns, including wearing light-colored clothes with long sleeves, using insect repellent, preventing mosquito bites, and establishing good hygiene practices like avoiding raw meat consumption and frequent hand washing with soap.
CDC reminds migrant workers precautions when returning hometowns as Dengue Fever edges up.Photo provided by CDC
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Please take the initiative to tell the quarantine staff at the international port if migrant workers exhibit signs of suspected infectious illnesses, such as fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, diarrhea, or vomiting, and cooperate with the epidemic prevention inspection measures. Agencies or employers must take care of the health of migrant workers within 14 days after their entry into Taiwan. As soon as possible after developing symptoms of a suspected infectious disease, patients should seek medical attention and openly disclose their travel history so that their doctor may make a diagnosis and alert the appropriate health authority to avert an epidemic.
CDC reminds migrant workers precautions when returning hometowns as Dengue Fever edges up.Photo provided by CDC
Additionally, the National Taiwan University Hospital was given the task of establishing a "New South Health Service Center" and multilingual online live interpretation services by the Centers for Disease Control. Migrant workers can contact the center for support if they have questions regarding sickness, managing chronic diseases, or other health issues.
