Hong Kong Finds First Monkeypox Case in Quarantined Traveler

(Bloomberg) — Hong Kong reported its first monkeypox case, diagnosed in a 30-year-old man who reported symptoms while in hotel quarantine after flying into the city, the health department said.

The patient, who had recently visited a number of countries including Canada and the U.S., traveled to Hong Kong from the Philippines Sept. 5. He reported feeling unwell while in quarantine and is being treated at Queen Mary Hospital, health official Chuang Shuk-kwan said Tuesday at a briefing.