Morocco Reports First Monkeypox Case, Patient Stable in Marrakech

The Moroccan health authorities have reacted quickly by activating the necessary isolation and medical follow-up procedures. Epidemiological investigations are also underway to identify the people who have been in contact with the patient and take the appropriate preventive measures.

The Ministry of Health has sought to reassure Moroccans, specifying that the case was detected as part of the health protocol put in place in Morocco since the beginning of the global health alert. It also calls on citizens to rely on official sources of information and to comply with the recommended hygiene measures to prevent the spread of the virus.