HANOI: Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam reported 4 extra cases of monkeypox, bringing the full quantity of infections within the metropolis to 13 as of Monday, native media reported.
Of the 13 cases, two are from overseas whereas the remainder 11 are home ones, town’s well being division stated, suggesting that the monkeypox virus could also be circulating throughout the neighborhood, reported Xinhua.
All the cases have been quarantined. Local authorities are strengthening supervision to early diagnose and supply well timed therapy to the sufferers.
According to the well being division, many monkeypox cases within the metropolis are discovered to be associated to one another.
Monkeypox just isn’t simply transmitted to everybody locally, Vietnam News reported Tuesday, citing Tran Dac Phu, a senior advisor for the Vietnam Centre for Emergency Response to (*13*) Health Events.
Vietnam detected its first monkeypox case final September. –eNM
