CHP confirms local Monkeypox case
The Department of Health's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) on Wednesday said it was investigating a confirmed monkeypox case, involving a 31-year-old man with an underlying illness.  The CHP said the man developed swollen lymph nodes, localised skin ulcers and swelling, and a rash last Thursday. On Monday, he went to the Yau Ma Tei Male Social Hygiene Clinic and on Tuesday his samples came back positive. The man is now in a stable condition in Princess Margaret Hospital. The CHP said an initial investigation showed the man had high-risk exposure in Hong Kong during the incubation period but no links to previous cases have been found.  In October, the CHP sat up a vaccination programme for high-risk groups. Under the programme, people with multiple sexual partners, healthcare workers caring for Monkeypox patients, laboratory personnel working with zoonotic viruses, and people caring for animals, can get the vaccination on a voluntary basis. The World Health Organization says the monkeypox virus, which is also known as MPox, can cause a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever. It says most people fully recover, but some get very sick.