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Ten suspected monkeypox cases found to be herpes simplex, skin infection

13 Sept 15:14 Key points summarised by AI

Ten suspected monkeypox cases in Thailand, all foreigners, were cleared of the disease after lab tests confirmed they were negative.
Six of these individuals, linked to Thai boxing camps, were diagnosed with herpes simplex type 1, while the remaining four had various unspecified skin infections.
An additional 21-year-old Australian patient with similar symptoms, also from a Thai boxing camp, was likewise cleared of monkeypox infection.
Thailand has reported only one imported monkeypox case to date, with no known local transmissions or contacts found with the disease.
Health officials reassure the public that monkeypox is not easily transmissible like COVID-19, requiring close contact with an infected person who has already developed symptoms.

Today 09:24 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand secured a US$200 million loan from the World Bank to significantly invest in clean energy and low-carbon urban development initiatives.
The program aims to drive clean energy funding and low-carbon growth, ensuring a just transition for small and medium-sized enterprises, workers, farmers, and local communities.
Channelled through the Export-Import Bank of Thailand, the loan will fund energy efficiency upgrades in public buildings and industrial areas, including rooftop solar installations and electrical system modernizations, reducing initial capital burdens via Energy Service Companies (ESCOs).