No Mpox Lockdown Despite Surge in Cases – DOH

No mpox lockdown despite surge in cases – DOH

WHO: Mpox Cases Surpass 37000 Globally

On Friday, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, revealed that there is a rise in the monkeypox cases. The number of confirmed Mpox cases surpassed 37000 cases of monkeypox in 25 countries, including 125 deaths.

11 patients with confirmed, suspected mpox are HIV-positive

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 06 June) — Eleven of the 14 patients who were confined at the Southern Philippines Medical Center for confirmed and suspected mpox infections were found to have contracted Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), SPMC chief Dr. Ricardo Audan said in a press conference Wednesday. Audan said most of the patients are male, with no significant travel history abroad except for one, and the transmissions possibly happened through ski…

Mpox scare triggers surge in demand for face masks, alcohol

ILOILO City – The recent confirmation of mpox cases in this city and Iloilo Province has triggered a surge in purchases of face masks and alcohol in downtown stores and pharmacies — even as the Department of Health (DOH) maintains that mask-wearing is not a primary preventive measure against the mpox virus. Retailers interviewed in […]