Published on 09:00 PM, May 26, 2022

Can monkeypox become a pandemic?

Monkeypox has emerged as a new concern in a world ravaged by Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the fact that no deaths have been reported, monkeypox cases have been detected in 12 countries across Europe, North America, and Australia.

Bangladesh's health division has issued instructions to all international airports and land ports to identify monkeypox in this situation.
Is Bangladesh prepared to tackle a possible monkeypox outbreak?

In Straight from Star Newsroom, The Daily Star reporter Moudud Ahmmed Sujan, discusses the chances of monkeypox outbreak in the country and how to counter that with Ahsan Habib.