ICYMI: Even with the discovery of the first monkeypox case in the country, the Department of Health said a border closure is not needed.
“Unang-una kahit WHO, ang risk ng monkeypox is just low to moderate, hindi kailangang magsara ng borders, hindi kailangang tumigil ang trade,” she added.The Department of Health announced earlier this month that a 31-year-old Filipino national had been diagnosed with monkeypox.
The patient had previously traveled to countries where monkeypox had been documented.First case of monkeypox detected in PHThe World Health Organization earlier said the rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak is a “public health emergency of international concern” – designed to signal that a coordinated international response is needed and could unlock funding and global efforts to collaborate on sharing vaccines and treatments.
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