Young man who returned to Hong Kong from overseas trip confirmed as city’s first monkeypox case


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A young man who has just arrived back in Hong Kong has been confirmed as the city’s first monkeypox case and is undergoing treatment in isolation at Queen Mary Hospital, according to a medical source. The source said the man reported feeling unwell on Monday while under hotel quarantine, and had developed symptoms related to monkeypox such as a rash. He was sent to hospital and tested positive for the disease. Health authorities had classified him as an imported case, the source added. The insider said the patient was a Hongkonger returning from a trip to Canada. Rolling out their...