Singapore confirms imported case of monkeypox, patient quarantined


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 09 May 2019

SINGAPORE (Bernama): Singapore Thursday (May 9) confirmed one imported case of monkeypox infection in the republic.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) said the patient is a 38-year-old Nigerian national who arrived in Singapore alone on April 28, 2019, and was tested positive for monkeypox on Wednesday (May 8).

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