Monkeypox: No cases received by Health Ministry so far


KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) confirmed that it has not received any notification regarding a monkeypox infection or of a child said to be infected with the virus here, as claimed on social media.

The MOH, in a Twitter post, stated that it had not received any notification regarding the monkeypox infection as of 5pm today.

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