First case of monkeypox reported in Singapore; patient in isolation ward.
SINGAPORE — The first case of monkeypox infection in Singapore was confirmed by the Ministry of Health on Thursday .
He reported that he had remained in his hotel room most of the time between 1 and 7 May. He was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital by an ambulance on 7 May and referred to NCID on the same day. Most patients recover within two to three weeks. In some cases, however, the virus can cause serious complications such as pneumonia, sepsis, encephalitis and eye infection with ensuing loss of vision.
Professor Leo Yee Sin, NCID’s executive director, said, “The risk of community spread of monkeypox within Singapore is low. There is no evidence to date that human-to-human transmission alone can sustain monkeypox infections in the human population.
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