An outbreak of the chikungunya virus in China has sparked global pandemic fears, prompting Beijing to impose COVID-19-like quarantines in areas of the country, according to the Daily Mail.
More than 7,000 infections have been reported in the city of Foshan, in Guangdong Province, and patients have reportedly been isolated in hospital wards draped in mosquito netting.
The Mail reported that patients infected with chikungunya are required to remain in the hospital for a week or until they test negative for the virus. No deaths have been reported thus far.
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