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MANILA — The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus in the country, the first since December 2023, its health department said on Aug 19, adding it was awaiting test results before being able to determine the strain.
The Philippines reported its first case this year of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, on Monday, just days after the World Health Organization declared the disease a global health emergency.
BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) -- The Philippines and China accused each other on Monday of ramming vessels and performing dangerous maneuvers in the South China Sea, the latest flare-up after the two nations had agreed to try to ease tensions and manage disagreements at sea.
Senator Risa Hontiveros, who led the Senate hearing committee that grilled Guo’s links to criminality involving Philippine offshore gambling operators (Pogos) as well as her citizenship, revealed information that Guo left the country last month and travelled to Kuala Lumpur.
The Philippine government on Monday slammed the “dangerous and illegal manoeuvres” of Chinese coastguard vessels that led to a collision with two Philippine coastguard vessels in Manila’s exclusive economic zone.
Countries in Asia are closely monitoring for mpox cases after the World Health Organization recently declared an escalating outbreak in Africa as a global public health emergency.
The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus in the country, the first since December last year, its health department said on Monday, adding it was awaiting test results before being able to determine the strain.
China on Monday accused Philippine vessels of "illegally" intruding and colliding with one of their ships in waters near the Escoda Shoal, in the latest territorial spat between the two countries.