According to CBC, this was stated by the head of the Ministry of Health of the province, Luc Boileau.

It is clarified that 25 cases of monkeypox infection have already been confirmed in Quebec, with 14 of them in the capital of the province, the city of Montreal, and about 20-30 more cases have been registered as suspected monkeypox.

According to the TV channel, it will be recommended to vaccinate those who have been in contact with the sick.

Boileau stressed that vaccination would not be available to the general population.

Earlier, the British Health Agency reported that the number of cases of infection with monkeypox in the UK has reached 90.