A general view shows the area near Beirut's port, almost a year after the Aug. 4 explosion, Lebanon, July 23, 2021. Picture taken July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
BEIRUT: Lebanon's Health Ministry said Monday authorities have detected the country's first case of monkeypox in a person who returned from abroad and is now isolating at home.
The ministry said the person is stable and that authorities are tracking the person's contacts. It did not provide further details.
Lebanon is the latest in the Middle East to join countries with reported monkeypox cases; the United Arab Emirates identified their first cases of the illness in May. The announcement came as Lebanon prepares for a busy summer season with hundreds of thousands of expatriates and tourists expected to visit.
