All 19 “high risk” people, who in close contact with the Nigerian man, who is Thailand’s first and so far only confirmed monkeypox case, tested negative for the virus, said Phuket provincial health chief Dr. Kusak Kukiattikoon today (Monday), as he advised people not to panic.

 

He said that the latest lab test results have cleared all of them, but they are still in isolation and being closely monitored by health officials, who will call them by phone on the 7th, 14th and 21st days to check their conditions, after which officials will take specimens for further lab tests.

 

He said that monkeypox is transmitted through close physical contact with an infected person who has developed symptoms, such as blisters, or through sexual contact.

 

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1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

All 19 “high risk” people

The Nigerian got in "close contact" with 19 people.    Nice!!!!!  In Pattaya, I can do that in 10-hours, but I'm not bragging!!! 

Since he had been in Phuket since October, he certainly picked it up from someone on the island. Who in Phuket gave Monkeypox to him? 

5 minutes ago, DFPhuket said:

Since he had been in Phuket since October, he certainly picked it up from someone on the island. Who in Phuket gave Monkeypox to him? 

And no doubt, just like they originally misreported the covid stats they will do the same with Monkey Pox. After all TAT and the government cronies, + connected people couldn't possibly admit that this virus was caught at such a claimed high end place????  Clearly  a high end of something was the reason to have caught it in the first place.

Clearly our Nigerian friend (now, as I understand it, under arrest/'in isolation' in Cambodia) was and perhaps is a busy boy.