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Thirteen confirmed mpox cases have been detected in Singapore so far this year, all of which are of the less severe Clade 2 infections. Travellers wearing face masks are seen at Changi Airport in Singapore on Jan 12, 2022. (Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman) SINGAPORE: Temperature and visual screening will conducted from Friday (Aug 23) for certain inbound travellers and crew at Changi and Seletar airports as a precautionary measure against mpox. Such screening will be conducted for those arriving on flights from places which may be exposed to the risk of mpox outbreaks, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday night.…
Key facts Mpox (monkeypox) is a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus, a species of the genus Orthopoxvirus. Two different clades exist: clade I and clade II Common symptoms of mpox are a skin rash or mucosal lesions which can last 2–4 weeks accompanied by fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, low energy, and swollen lymph nodes. Mpox can be transmitted to humans through physical contact with someone who is infectious, with contaminated materials, or with infected animals. Laboratory confirmation of mpox is done by testing skin lesion material by PCR. Mpox is treated with supportive care. Vaccines and…
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Bangladesh’s Nobel Peace Prize winning economist Muhammad Yunus was sworn in as the head of the country’s caretaker government on Thursday (Aug 8), three days after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to quit and flee the country following violent protests. Yunus, 84, was recommended for the role by student protesters and returned to Dhaka earlier on Thursday from Paris, where he was undergoing medical treatment. CNA – 08 August 2024 “The country has the possibility of becoming a very beautiful nation,” an emotional Yunus told reporters at the airport. “Whatever path our students show us, we will move ahead with that.” Yunus will be the chief adviser in the interim government…
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