Bahrain detects first monkeypox case

Bahrain reported on Friday its first case of monkeypox, according to the state news agency BNA, citing the health ministry.

The patient was returning from abroad when his symptoms were suspected and diagnosed, according to the ministry.

In July, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a health emergency.

“I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a press conference, explaining that “the risk in the world is relatively moderate, with the exception of Europe, where it is considered high.”