Pakistan's Border Health Services issued a notification to intensify surveillance at all entry points, including airports, following the country's first case of monkeypox.

Islamabad: Following the detection of the first case of monkeypox virus and growing concern over a possible increase in transmission, Pakistan's Border Health Services has issued a notification to intensify surveillance and precautionary measures at all entry points into the country, especially airports, reported ARY News. Pakistan has imposed restrictions to prevent possible entry of the virus into the country.

Officials are directed by the notification to tighten screening of passengers, especially those with suspicious injuries or symptoms related to the virus. According to ARY News, to handle the crisis properly, the government has directed to strengthen the existing system of entry points.

Pakistan has reported its first case of the Mpox virus, according to the Ministry of Health, which reported on Friday. The strain of the virus is still unknown.

The patient had returned from the Gulf. According to a Ministry of Health spokesperson, the verified case is currently being indexed; The specific type of mpox the patient received will remain unknown until the procedure is completed.

The health department in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said on Friday that one mpox case had been confirmed in the area, retracting a previous statement that three mpox patients had been found there after arriving from the UAE this week, ARY News reported.

This new form of the mpox virus has caused global concern as it appears to spread more easily through regular close contact.

Sweden on Thursday reported its first case of a new strain linked to the emerging outbreak in Africa – the first detected outside the African continent. However, the World Health Organization, more concerned about the uncontrolled circulation of the virus, has advised a travel ban as a precaution.