Amidst rising concerns, Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla is set to provide a crucial update on the Mpox situation in a press briefing scheduled for today.

With four confirmed cases of the disease, three in KwaZulu-Natal and one in Gauteng, authorities are on high alert.

Coetzee has detailed the symptoms of Monkeypox, likening the initial stages to the flu, characterised by body aches, headaches, and notably swollen lymph nodes, typically in the groin or other areas where they are present.

The subsequent appearance of lesions, which are not widespread but localised, often in the groin, hands, feet, or mouth, marks the progression of the disease.

--SABC--