No infections with the monkeypox virus have been detected in Egypt, the Health Ministry assures.

Based on the given data, the possibility that Mpox will become an epidemic is very low, especially in countries with zero infections, said Health Ministry spokesman Dr Hossam Abdel Ghaffar in a phone-in with TEN TV channel.

“So far there are no signs the virus is approaching Egypt, but in such a small world possibilities are always there,” Abdel Ghaffar said.

The Health Ministry has upgraded the alert level to highest to prevent the viral disease from reaching Egypt, he noted.

Abdel Ghaffar urged suspicious cases to go to their nearest fever hospital, assuring that the medical staff is trained to handle the monkeypox virus.