Saudi Arabia confirms that no cases of monkeypox have been recorded
The Saudi Ministry of Health confirmed today that no case of monkeypox has been detected in the Kingdom, which has recently begun to appear in some European and North American countries after it was endemic in some African countries for more than 50 years.
The ministry indicated - in a statement reported by the Saudi Press Agency - its complete readiness to monitor, investigate and deal with cases in the event of any case, God forbid, pointing out that all medical and laboratory tests are available, and it has an integrated preventive and curative plan to deal with such cases. If they appear, it includes identifying suspected and confirmed cases, dealing with them, and epidemiological investigation of contacts.
And she indicated that the International Health Regulations program in the Kingdom is in constant contact with the World Health Organization to know the details of any developments about the disease or monitor any cases around the world to ensure that there are no contacts with any cases monitored in the Kingdom.
The Saudi Ministry of Health urged everyone to be careful to follow healthy behaviors, and the awareness instructions issued by it and the Public Health Authority (prevention), as well as in the case of traveling outside the Kingdom, to identify the necessary preventive measures, especially in the countries where the disease was detected.
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