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30-year-old man who recently returns from abroad tests positive for virus in Tokyo hospital

Japan confirmed its second case of monkeypox on Thursday, three days after reporting the first case, local media said.

A 30-year-old man who recently returned from abroad tested positive for the virus in a hospital in Tokyo, Kyodo News Agency reported.

Japan announced its first case on Monday, involving a man who visited a European country in mid-July.

According to the World Health Organization, more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 78 countries, with more than 70% of infections occurring in Europe and 25% in the Americas.

The WHO declared the ongoing monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency last Saturday.
* Writing by Islamuddin Sajid