Pakistan detects first mpox case of 2024

There have been confirmed cases of the mpox virus in Pakistan and Sweden. In Pakistan, a 34-year-old man who recently returned from Saudi Arabia tested positive for the virus, with symptoms appearing shortly after arrival in Peshawar. The strain of the virus is not yet known. In Sweden, a case of a more easily spread and deadlier variant of the virus has been confirmed, linked to a recent outbreak in Africa. China has announced plans to screen people and goods entering the country for mpox over the next six months.