S’pore reports 1st local monkeypox case

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SINGAPORE — Singapore on Wednesday (July 6) reported its first local monkeypox infection.

The patient is a 45-year-old Malaysian man who lives here, said the Ministry of Health in a press statement on Wednesday night.

The ministry said that the Malaysian man first developed lower abdomen skin lesions on June 30, and then experienced fatigue and swollen lymph nodes on July 2. When these tests returned negative, he was taken to NCID on July 6, where he was isolated for further assessment, said MOH. “All close contacts will be placed on quarantine for 21 days from their last contact with the case. Contact tracing is ongoing.”

 

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