The Cabinet reassures the nation that the Mpox outbreak is under control, despite its recent escalation to an international health emergency.
During a Cabinet media briefing in Pretoria on Thursday, minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, provided an update on the current situation.
Ntshavheni said the World Health Organisation WHO has declared Mpox a public health emergency of international concern, while the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Africa CDC has classified it as a public health emergency of continental security.
She reported that South Africa has recorded a total of 24 positive Mpox cases to date. These include three fatalities, 19 recoveries, and two active cases currently undergoing home isolation.
Of these, 12 cases were reported in Gauteng, 11 in KwaZulu-Natal, and one in the Western Cape, Ntshavheni detailed.
