First monkeypox patient released from hospital

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony  yesterday said that the first monkeypox patient and persons who were in close contact with him have been discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital at Liliendaal and can now resume their usual schedule.

“Our first patient is now back at home, that patient is non-infectious and can resume work. We had a lot of his close contacts in quarantine, they have all been rechecked, none of them showed any signs or symptoms of monkeypox so they can resume normal activity as well,” stated Anthony in his daily COVID update.