Health min. reviews developments on monkeypox in Egypt – Egypt Today

Health min. reviews developments on monkeypox in Egypt – Egypt Today

CAIRO – 14 September 2022: Egypt’s Health and Population Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar reviewed during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday a report on the latest developments on the spread of coronavirus and monkeypox at the local and global levels. He said the curve of coronavirus cases is going down. As for the monkeypox, only one case was detected in Egypt coming from Spain and was isolated in hospital, he said, noting that monkeypox cases dropped by 8 percent globally. He noted that his ministry took a number of measures to confront monkeypox. Meanwhile, the minister reviewed medical measures due to be taken during the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, which is due to be held in Egypt in November. He noted that hospitals are being fully prepared and 1.5 million COVID-19 rapid tests have been secured as part of preparations for the event. Egypt’s ministry of health announced, Monday September 7, recording first positive infection of Monkeypox virus for an Egyption citizen. Patient was isolated in the hospital according to the ministry. The ministry stated that the patient is 42 years old, and he is a holder of residency in one of the European countries. The patient’s health condition