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Health Ministry: Those are firearm wounds, not mpox
Published:  Aug 21, 2024 1:03 PM
Updated: 5:22 AM
The Health Ministry has said that a viral message on WhatsApp claiming that mpox has spread to Singapore was fake.

In a statement, the ministry said the image was from a foreign news report on Sept 17, 2022, showing an individual who suffered “wounds” from a firearm which were attributed to shotgun shells.

“Do not be misled by this message. Do not share this message with family members or other chat groups...


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