Panama confirms first case of monkeypox


  • World
  • Wednesday, 06 Jul 2022

PANAMA CITY, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Panama has confirmed its first case of monkeypox, in a 30-year-old man who is currently receiving medical attention, Minister of Health Luis Sucre announced Tuesday.

The diagnosis immediately activated contact tracing to avoid the spread of the virus, Sucre said at a press conference in the Panamanian capital.

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