Bangladesh has declared a health alert to control the ongoing outbreak of the Monkeypox across the world. However, no cases have been reported in the country so far. “No monkeypox case has been reported in Bangladesh yet, but we have made the declaration to check any eventuality,” an official from the country’s health ministry said as quoted by news agency ANI.

According to the official, the initial steps will involve monkeypox screening of all incoming passengers from countries where cases have been detected. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 80 cases of monkeypox in 11 countries and stated that the officials are working to understand the extent and cause of the outbreak.