Singapore reports 11th case of monkeypox


People walk on a bridge in front of the city skyline in Singapore on July 27, 2022. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)

SINGAPORE, July 27 (The Straits Times/ANN): One more local monkeypox case was reported in Singapore on Wednesday (July 27), bringing the total number of cases detected here to 11.

The 32-year-old Singaporean man had tested positive for the infection on Tuesday, and is currently warded at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in an update on its website. His condition is stable.

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