AMMAN — Adviser to the Prime Minister for
Health Affairs
Adel Al-Balbisi said that the first monkeypox case recorded in
Jordan will end their isolation period next week, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
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Jordan had announced the first case of monkeypox on
September 8. Authorities said the patient was a man in his 30s, who traveled to
several European countries and returned to the Kingdom on August 20, 2022.
Balbisi said that Jordan “has not recorded any other
case so far”. He said health authorities probed those who were in contact with
the patient, but they did not show any sign of infection.
“The patient is in good health, and during next
week, he will end the isolation period and be completely cured of the virus,”
he said.
Balbisi said a monkeypox patient should isolate for three to
four weeks, or until the blisters heal and disappear. The infection period for
the
disease ranges from 5 to 21 days, and on average it ranges between 6 to 13
days, according to Balbisi.
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