Japan has detected its first case of the monkeypox virus in Tokyo, the capital's governor said on Monday.
The infected person is a man in his 30s who returned from Europe and is currently in a hospital, Yuriko Koike told reporters.
The official did not elaborate on the nature of the contact and declined to specify the Tokyo resident's nationality.
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