The UAE authorities have said that four new cases of monkeypox were detected in the country, taking the total number of cases to eight. All infected individuals will undergo isolation in hospitals until recovery and any close contact will need to quarantine at home for 21 days.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention said cases were detected during “early monitoring and investigation” and urged hospitals and clinics to be on alert.
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Over 550 cases have been confirmed in about 30 countries.
“Monkeypox is a contagious viral disease, but the ways it is spread are limited compared to the Covid-19 virus,” authorities said in a statement.
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Authorities have further said that the “most prominent ways of transmission of infection from one person to another are through contact with body fluids and respiratory droplets, contact with skin lesions of an infected person, and contact with contaminated surfaces.”
