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This handout photo provided by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention was taken in 1997 during an investigation into an outbreak of monkeypox, which took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. - AFP

Thailand’s Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha says officials have been asked to identify and collect samples for testing passengers who show symptoms related to monkeypox to guard against the potential spread of the disease in the country.

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A European agreement on a Russian oil embargo is possible "within a few days", according to German economy minister - Photo: AFP

Monkeypox is a rare but potentially serious viral illness that typically begins with flu-like illness and swelling of the lymph nodes and progresses to a widespread rash on the face and body, according to the CDC.

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A treatment room at a monkeypox quarantine area of the centre of the International medical NGO Doctors Without Borders in Zomea Kaka, the Lobaya region, in the Central African Republic on Oct 18, 2018. - AFP

A child infected with monkeypox is treated at the Doctors Without Borders centre in Zomea Kaka, in the Lobaya region, in the Central African Republic, on Oct 18, 2018. - AFP

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at a function in Langkawi today - Pic Bernama

Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un taking part in Workers' Party of Korea council to check the operational status of the maximum emergency measurement to prevent the spread of Covid-19 infection in Pyongyang. - AFP