India, Aug. 5 -- Americans travelling to China have been advised to practice utmost caution in the wake of the chikungunya virus outbreak in the country. A Level 2 travel alert was issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in this regard last week.

This comes as more than 7,000 cases of the mosquito-borne virus were reported in the Guangdong province of China, forcing the authorities to put in measures similar to the ones taken during the COVID-19 pandemic period, as per BBC.

Among the worst-affected regions in the country is the city of Foshan, where chikungunya patients have been ordered to stay in the hospital until they test negative. They will be discharged at the end of a week-long stay, and their beds are ...