Indonesia data first case of monkeypox virus: well being ministry

Indonesia data first case of monkeypox virus (Photo: Reuters)

Indonesia has confirmed its first monkeypox an infection, the well being ministry stated on Saturday.

Neighbouring Singapore reported its first case of monkeypox final month and had confirmed 15 as of August 5. Elsewhere in Southeast Asia, the Philippines and Thailand have additionally confirmed instances.

The World Health Organization has declared a world well being emergency, with greater than 40,000 confirmed instances of monkeypox, together with a handful of deaths, in over 80 international locations the place the virus will not be endemic.

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