Vietnam reports first case of monkeypox —state media

Published October 3, 2022 3:04pm

Test tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive and negative" are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. Vietnam just had its first case of monkeypox infection, according to state media. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

HANOI - Health authorities in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City on Monday announced the country's first case of monkeypox, the state-run Vietnamnet newspaper reported, without giving any details on the patient. —Reuters

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