On Sunday, Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel announced that the country had been declared free of monkeypox as the only verified patient who was suffering from the disease had fully recovered.
A statement released by Ministry of National Health Services spokesperson Sajid Shah on Sunday confirmed that there had been only one reported case of mpox in the country, and that the patient was being treated at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims). Patel mentioned that the patient was given top-notch medical care and had successfully recuperated.
“The patient has been discharged after testing negative [for the virus]. There are no cases of mpox in Pakistan. Kudos to the hospital staff for taking the best measures,” he said.
منکی پاکس کا پاکستان میں ابھی تک ایک کیس رپورٹ ہوا ہے
ترجمانِ وزارت صحتمریض پمز ہسپتال میں زیر علاج تھا
ترجمان وزارت صحتالحمد اللہ مریض کو بہترین طبی سہولیات فراہم کی گئیں
عبدالقادر پٹیلمریض اب صحت یاب ہو چکا ہے
عبدالقادر پٹیل#MonkeyPox— Ministry of National Health Services, Pakistan (@nhsrcofficial) April 30, 2023
He further said that the government was taking all essential precautions to ensure the safety of the public and that the country’s institutions were prepared to handle any type of epidemic or illness. Patel also shared that out of the 22 suspected mpox cases and all of the samples sent for testing came back negative.
The Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination confirmed the first case of monkeypox in the country on April 25.
The infected person was deported from Saudi Arabia and arrived in Pakistan on April 17 with symptoms of the viral disease. The patient has recovered now.
