Turkey's Health Ministry not concerned about monkeypox

Turkey will not be implementing additional health measures in the face of the monkepox outbreak, Turkish Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu said.

The minister compared the current situation to the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“In an era where everyone travels everywhere, it is difficult to precisely predict where a disease will come from,” Memişoğlu said.

Memişoğlu acknowledged that certain regions might have higher incidences of specific diseases, which would prompt the government to take appropriate measures if necessary.

"At this moment, we do not see the need for any extra precautions. As I’ve always said, we need to monitor such diseases closely in healthcare, as conditions can change hourly or daily due to the mutating nature of viruses," Memişoğlu said.