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Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said the government is not planning to close the country's border gates at this time despite cases of monkeypox detected in several countries. - BERNAMA

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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

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Tabung Haji Hajj Executive Director Datuk Seri Syed Saleh Syed Abdul Rahman says they will prioritise applications made in 2020 followed by 2021.

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 screenshot of a post which went viral claiming that a child in the country has been infected with monkeypox.

Malaysian Medical Association president Dr Koh Kar Chai says the public should be reminded that dengue remains a bigger "menace". 

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.