There are no cases of monkeypox in the country.

Doubts were clarified after last night, after four days of uncertainty, the test result of a person from Kicevo, who was suspected of being infected with monkeypox, came out negative.

"The patient is negative, there is no need for further isolation, it remains only to be treated for the underlying disease, but how it will be treated and when the isolation will be removed will be decided by the Public Health Center from Manastir, which carries out the health surveillance". emphasized the spokesperson of the Commission for Infectious Diseases, Zllate Mehmedovic.

The Ministry of Health, last night, also announced that the Institute of Public Health has been notified that the result of the examination of the swab taken from the patient from Kicova who is suspected of having monkeypox has come out negative.

"We remind you that the Institute has a sufficient amount of tests for the detection of monkey pox, while the analyzes are carried out according to the indication established by an infectious disease specialist.

In cooperation with the Commission for Infectious Diseases and the World Health Organization, the situation with monkeypox is being carefully monitored around the world", announced the Ministry of Health.

So far, two suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported in the country, of the person from Kicevo who refused to be tested for several days and of an immigrant admitted to the Infectious Diseases Clinic, whose test was negative./Telegraph/