Indonesia announces its first case of monkeypox

The 27-year-old who lives in the capital, Jakarta, had returned from an overseas trip on Aug. 8, Health Ministry spokesperson said in a news conference. Indonesia, a vast archipelago nation with more than 270 million people, has been on alert for a monkeypox spread since the WHO asked countries to increase their vigilance after the United Kingdom experienced an outbreak in May.

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