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Adviser to the Prime Minister for Health Affairs, Adel Belbisi, confirmed that no case of "monkeypox" has been recorded so far in the hospitals of the Health Ministry and the private sector in the Kingdom.

Speaking to the Jordan News Agency (Petra) on Monday evening, Belbisi urged citizens not to panic and worry about "monkeypox", ruling out that this disease constitutes an epidemic due to the difficulty of transmission from one person to another.

Belbisi indicated that there is strict control in the ministry's health centers, which are located at the crossings and borders. He added that the ministry is closely following up on preventive plans and monitoring mechanisms for cases, and to reveal them, if they exist, with full transparency.

He explained that the suspected case is identified by any person suffers from an unexplained rash, in addition to one of the following symptoms: a temperature rise of more than 38.5, muscle pain, lymphatic gland swelling, or general fatigue.

"In case these symptoms appear and suspicions of infection, the ministry will investigate the case, by taking PCR samples, and taking them through a biopsy or swab from the skin blisters, and conducting the necessary medical and laboratory tests, to confirm the infection with the disease," Belbisi said.

He pointed out that among measures taken by the ministry, two isolation rooms were allocated in the Al-Bashir hospitals as a precaution in case any confirmed infection is recorded.