The first monkeypox case of 2025 has been reported, as a patient named Rahmat Ali tested positive at Lahore General Hospital.
According to the Health Department, a monkeypox isolation ward has been established at Lahore General Hospital. So far, 17 suspected cases of monkeypox had been reported in the hospital.
MS General Hospital, Professor Faryad Hussain, stated that the patient is being provided with free medicines and all necessary facilities at the hospital.
Professor Faryad Hussain added that Rahmat Ali was brought to the hospital with high fever and skin rashes.
The MS General Hospital further said that Rahmat Ali had previously undergone a liver transplant, and he had also lost his arm in an accident.
