Johor on alert after first monkeypox case detected in Singapore


Johor Health and Unity Committee chairman Ling Tian Soon.

JOHOR BARU: Johor has directed its Health Department to get in touch with Singapore’s health authorities following the first case of monkeypox in the island republic.

State Health and Unity Committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said while no such cases have been detected in Malaysia just yet, preparations are being made to ensure there is no outbreak of the virus locally.

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