The Federal Government has confirmed
six new cases of monkeypox including one in Abuja, the Federa Capital
Territory.
Minister of State for Health, Dr
Osagie Ehanire, according to a
statement by the Director of Media, Mrs. Boade Akinola, made the announcement
in his office in Abuja on Friday.
Ehanire said apart from Abuja, there are
two new cases of the disease in Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom states and one in Enugu.
This new cases now bring the total number
of confirmed monkeypox cases to nine.
The Minister of State said investigations
are ongoing to see if any of the new cases had a link with Bayelsa cluster,
where the outbreak started.
He urged Nigerians to be calm, as the
Nigeria Ce
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