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Singapore has confirmed its first native case of monkeypox, the well being ministry stated late on Wednesday.
The affected person is a 45-year-old male Malaysian nationwide who resides in Singapore. He examined optimistic on Wednesday.
Three shut contacts of the person have been recognized as of Wednesday, and all will likely be positioned underneath quarantine for 21 days since their final contact with him, the assertion added.
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He had signs similar to decrease stomach pores and skin lesions, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, fever and a sore throat.
A forty five-year-old male Malaysian nationwide who resides in Singapore has examined optimistic for monkeypox on Wednesday. He’s the primary confirmed case within the nation.
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His situation is steady and he’s presently in a ward on the Nationwide Centre for Infectious Ailments in Singapore, the ministry stated, including that the transmission danger to most of the people stays low.
The affected person will not be linked to the imported case introduced final month.
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Greater than 6,000 circumstances of monkeypox have now been reported from 58 international locations throughout the present outbreak, the World Well being Group has stated.
