Indonesia announces its first case of monkeypox

A man in Indonesia has tested positive for monkeypox, making him the country’s first confirmed case of the disease.
The 27-year-old who lives in the capital, Jakarta, had returned from an overseas trip on Aug. 8.
The man began experiencing symptoms five days later and went to see a doctor.
He tested positive for monkeypox on Friday night and is now isolating at home
Indonesia, a vast archipelago nation with more than 270 million people, has been on alert for a monkeypox spread since the World Health Organization asked countries to increase their vigilance after the United Kingdom experienced an outbreak in May.
Before then, the monkeypox virus was only endemic in several African countries.