Beijing: China on Tuesday issued new health regulations for managing infectious disease outbreaks amid the rising cases of chikungunya fever. The new measures aim to strengthen the country's ability to respond to such outbreaks effectively and mitigate potential public health threats.

According to Anadolu Agency, the regulations focus on early warnings and define key components such as the scope and definitions, key procedures, and operating mechanisms. These guidelines are part of a broader effort by the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration to enhance the country's preparedness for public health threats.

The regulations call for early warnings related to public health threats caused by notifiable diseases, emerging infectious diseases, illnesses of unknown origin, and other high-risk infections. This proactive approach is designed to protect potentially affected populations by ensuring that relevant departments and institutions take necessary precautions in advance.

In addition to issuing early warnings, the regulations mandate the collection of surveillance data, conducting risk assessments, identifying possible public health threats, and determining epidemic risk levels. These risk levels will be classified into four tiers, with detailed risk classification standards to be formulated separately at a later stage.