It is noted that the 45-year-old infected was admitted to the hospital in serious condition on July 27.

He was HIV positive and also had lung problems.

On June 27, the first case of human infection with monkeypox was detected in Peru. 

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency.

Head of the Department of Virology of the Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Doctor of Medical Sciences Elena Malinnikova, in an interview with Nation News, commented on the situation with monkeypox.