The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus in the country, the first since December last year, its health department said on Monday, adding it was awaiting test results before being able to determine the strain.
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00:00The Philippines has confirmed a case of the new M-pox virus.
00:04The authorities say the patient is a 33-year-old man
00:07who has not recently travelled outside the country.
00:10Pakistan has also reported a case of the new variant of the virus
00:14formerly known as monkey pox.
00:16Last week, one person tested positive in Sweden
00:19after returning from Africa.