Singapore reports seventh and eighth cases of monkeypox; confirmed on Sunday (July 24) night

This brings the total number of cases detected here to eight, comprising four local and four imported cases. None have been linked to one another.

The Singaporean man developed rashes in the groin area as well as other parts of his body and also tested positive on Sunday. Both of them were taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases and are in stable condition. In a statement to The Straits Times on whether Singapore will change domestic or border restrictions following WHO’s decision, MOH said the authorities had already put in place the majority of WHO-recommended monkeypox measures since May.

It has been engaging those who are more at risk, which studies have shown are mostly men who have sex with men. Comparing the wave of monkeypox infections with the Aids epidemic in the 1980s and 1990s, he said the two diseases, while affecting the same community, have notable differences. Professor Dale Fisher, who is on the WHO global outbreak alert and response network, noted that the impact of monkeypox is unlikely to be on the same scale as that of Covid-19.

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