STOCKHOLM, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Sweden's government on Friday classified monkeypox as a disease dangerous to society after the first case had been confirmed in the country.
"The classification gives access to the adoption of infection control measures aimed at preventing further spread," Health Minister Lena Hallengren said in a press release.
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