KUALA LUMPUR: There are no monkeypox cases in Malaysia after three suspected cases were confirmed negative for the virus, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.
In a brief tweet on his Twitter account, Khairy said out of three suspected cases of the monkeypox, two patients were confirmed to have been infected by chickenpox and one was a hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) case.
"Quick update on monkeypox: We have gotten back lab results from three suspected cases.
"Two confirmed as chickenpox. One HFMD case," he said.
On May 25, the Health Ministry said it has not received any reports of monkeypox cases linked to adults or children in the country.
The ministry, on its official Facebook page, said they have not been notified of people infected with the monkeypox virus as stated in a social media message bearing a photograph of a child with lesions on the hands.