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The first case of Monkeypox has been reported in Limpopo on Sunday. According to the Limpopo Health Department, a 42-year-old tourist from Switzerland who is currently on holiday in the province tested positive for the disease. Monkeypox

The first case of Monkeypox

has been reported in Limpopo on Sunday. According to the Limpopo Health Department, a 42-year-old tourist from Switzerland who is currently on holiday in the province tested positive for the disease. In a press statement, the department states that the patient presented symptoms such as rash, muscle ache and fatigue.

The statement goes on to say that a process of contact tracing has been followed, where three contacts have been identified. The contacts are said to be showing no signs of the disease. The department has called for calm, encouraging residents not to panic.

 

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Send him back where he came from

Why is he still enjoying our sun, deport him with immediate effect

Futsek

President Cyril Ramaphosa is accused of Money laundering, bribery, defeating the ends of Justice and kidnapping yet he is still in office! South Africa is a joke!The media is also enemy of the people for shielding criminals. PhalaPhalaGate PhalaPhalaFarmGate RamaphosaMustGo

Why is monkeypox in vaccinated people so common

Is the tourist not sent here to spread this monkeypx so that pharmaceutical companies can cash on in it like they did with the global covid19? One Briton did comment about little death cases in Africa when the virus was wreaking havoc across Europe. Some untrustworthy companies!

lira12_joy That person must be sent home immediately as of yesterday bandla why did you allow them into the country?

Bundle him and send him back to Switzerland immediately.

Focus on real issues!

Fusek you will take a jab for all SAns for reporting rubbish with out tax money.

The first case of Monkeypox has been reported in Limpopo on Sunday. According to the Limpopo Health Department, a 42-year-old immigrated from Switzerland who is currently on holiday in the province tested positive for the disease. Monkeypox

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Who cares?

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Funny how tourists gets Monkeypox but not us South Africa citizens

Tourist because is from Europe, if it was someone from Africa headline should be different.

Bum fun does not pay

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