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Japan reports country’s first death from monkeypox

ISTANBUL: Japan on Wednesday confirmed the nation’s first death from mpox. Healthy Ministry officials said the deceased was a man in his 30s, according to Anadolu Agency citing Tokyo-based Kyodo news agency. He was living in the Saitama province near the capital Tokyo. Japan had confirmed its first case of the mpox last year in […]

S. Korea reports first locally transmitted case of monkeypox

SEOUL: Health authorities reported the nation’s first locally transmitted case of monkeypox on Saturday, bringing the total number of infections to six. The South Korean national, who has no recent overseas travel history, tested positive for the disease the previous day, Yonhap news agency quoted the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The person […]

Mpox still global public health emergency: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday that a widespread outbreak of the mpox(monkeypox) remained a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), reported Xinhua. The WHO officially declared in July last year that the mpox outbreak outside of the traditional endemic areas in Africa had already turned into a PHEIC, the highest […]

Brazil to treat severe monkeypox cases with antiviral drug

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil plans to use the antiviral drug Tecovirimat to treat severe cases of monkeypox, which has already claimed one life in the country, Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Monday. “The most serious cases will be taken into account first,” Xinhua news agency reported Queiroga said via Twitter, adding Brazil will receive the […]

Monkeypox not likely to cause big outbreak

KUCHING: Although the monkeypox has been declared by World Health Organisation (WHO) as a global health emergency, the risk for it to cause large outbreak is unlikely. Infectious diseases expert, Professor Dr Sanjay Rampal from Universiti Malaya (UM) said that this is because the virus does not spread easily from person to person. “Those with […]

Be careful, monkeypox now a global emergency

KUCHING: Sarawakians are urged to be precautious following a declaration by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that monkeypox has become a global emergency.  Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian said so far there has been no monkeypox case reported in Malaysia but it is just a matter of time following the opening […]

Chances for monkeypox to spread less

KUCHING: Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. As per the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC, monkeypox virus is part of the same family of viruses as variola virus, the virus that causes smallpox. Monkeypox symptoms are similar to smallpox symptoms, but milder, and monkeypox is […]

Woe after woe

Striving to tell his woes, words would not come; For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb. – Samuel Daniel, English poet The COVID-19 pandemic has been a tough time for all, especially for those who are economically challenged. We have just started crawling out of our homes, trying to lead an everyday life. […]

Monkeypox: Dr Sim calls on public to stay alert

KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has called for vigilance among the public to prevent any spread of the monkeypox virus. He said people need to inform the health authorities if they notice any symptoms of monkeypox on entering Sarawak. “And those who happen to come into contact with monkeypox positive cases […]

Peru reports first monkeypox case

MEXICO CITY: The first case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Peru, the country’s Health Minister Jorge Antonio Lopez said. The monkeypox case was registered in Peru’s capital city of Lima, Sputnik quoted Lopez as telling TV Peru on Sunday, specifying that lab tests were done on Saturday. The patient is a foreign national living […]