Two  local monkeypox cases not related – Anthony

The two monkeypox cases which were recently recorded in Guyana are not related to each other according to Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony.

Anthony yesterday said that the two patients are still at the Infectious Diseases Hospital undergoing treatment.

In his daily update, the minister noted that the monkeypox virus is also being detected by a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test just as it is for COVID-19.