Well being authorities in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh Metropolis on Monday introduced the nation’s first case of monkeypox, the state-run Vietnamnet newspaper reported, with out giving any particulars on the affected person.
Final month, Mainland China reported its first case of monkeypox within the western megacity of Chongqing in a traveller who arrived within the metropolis from abroad, media reviews stated.
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The traveller arrived in China at an unspecified date, Wall Road Journal reported citing the Chongqing well being fee. The traveller exhibited a rash and different signs whereas being quarantined according to COVID-19 controls, a observe that impacts anybody arriving from abroad, WSJ added.
The monkeypox case was confirmed as soon as the Chinese language Middle for Illness Management and Prevention reviewed check outcomes. As per the report, the traveller is receiving therapy at a delegated hospital and is in steady situation.