“The government has taken the necessary measures in the face of possible developments of monkeypox”

The government is proactively monitoring monkey pox (monkeypox) and has taken the necessary measures to deal with its possible developments, assured, Thursday in Rabat, the Minister Delegate in charge of Relations with Parliament, government spokesperson, Mustafa Baitas.

“The Ministry of Health has worked proactively on the issue and has taken a set of necessary measures to monitor the evolution of this disease, in compliance with international health standards,” Mr. Baitas stressed in response to questions from the public. journalists, during a press briefing following the weekly meeting of the Government Council. The minister said that the laboratory results of the three suspected cases of monkeypox detected in Morocco are negative, adding that the suspected cases placed under medical surveillance are in good health and cared for in accordance with the health procedures in force.

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection had assured that it had put in place a device for this purpose to respond quickly to the global alert linked to monkeypox.

This system defines the cases of infection (suspected case – probable case and confirmed case) and the mode of medical care, as well as the care of its contacts, we recall.