News Forum - UPDATE: Health officials test 19 for monkeypox after contact with fugitive

[Thaiger]

UPDATE: All 19 people who had close contact with Thailand’s first ever recorded monkeypox case have all tested negative for the monkeypox virus. All 19 people will isolate for a total of 21 days and will then be tested again to confirm they have not contracted the virus. The 27 year old Nigerian national travelled to Thailand eight months ago and presented with monkeypox symptoms at a private hospital in Phuket on July 16. He was told to isolate at home while awaiting the test result, which came back positive for monkeypox virus on July 18. The man refused to […]

The story UPDATE: Health officials test 19 for monkeypox after contact with fugitive as seen on Thaiger News.

Read the full story

[JJJ]

Ok so he entered Thailand in October. How did he catch monkeypox? There’s so many holes in this story. 

[Fanta]

18 minutes ago, JJJ said:

There’s so many holes in this story. 

Possibly only one but whose? 

[JJJ]

4 hours ago, Fanta said:

Possibly only one but whose? 

I stand by my original statement — there’s many involved

[Guest1]

6 hours ago, Thaiger said:

All 19 people who had close contact with Thailand’s first ever recorded monkeypox case have all tested negative for the monkeypox virus.

So they are certain, he ever had only contact with 19 people in 8 month. Or better, in the past 1-2 month? But they still didn't find the one, who got him the monkey pox, did they?