However, one Singapore-based infectious diseases specialist stressed that children were more vulnerable to the new strain of the virus, warning that the virulence of mpox might be greater than anticipated.
“The spread may potentially be fast and furious, with the speed similar to a hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak in a childcare facility,” said Leong Hoe Nam, a specialist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, though adding that Covid-like lockdowns were unlikely to curb mpox.
Last week, Singapore’s Health Minister Ong Ye Kung described the situation as “very worrying” and…
