Two more cases of monkeypox recorded this week

Two more cases of monkeypox have been recorded in Prague this week, bringing the total in the Czech Republic up till now up to 16. Of this total, 15 cases have been recorded in the capital with the remaining one in the Ústí nad Labem region. The people in question are 23 and 28 years old. Strict home isolation was ordered for both infected parties.

Monkey pox has been common in West and Central African countries for some time, but around May, the infection began to spread in Europe, the USA, and other countries.