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Two teenagers were gunned Colonel Naidu says the
down and another three motive and the suspects are
patrons injured following a unknown at this stage and
shooting incident at a tavern the case has been handed
in Walmer on Sunday. over to the Provincial Serious
and Violent Crimes Unit.
Police spokesperson Colonel The number of Mpox cases positive this week both gave
Priscilla Naidu says at about She says the Provincial in South Africa has risen to their residential address as
11 pm, five armed men Commissioner Lieutenant seven with the latest case Northcliff in Gauteng.
wearing balaclavas entered Nomthetheleli Mene is confirmed at a private
the tavern and started deeply saddened and hospital in Cape Town. DEATHS
shooting at patrons. outraged by the tragic The first patient who died
She says an 18-year-old shooting that occurred on Three provinces are now was a 39-year-old man who
succumbed in the Thembisa
affected by the M-pox
male and female died at the Youth Day, a public holiday outbreak with two deaths Hospital while the second
scene while three others meant to celebrate and recorded in Gauteng and death was recorded in Ons innige simpatie aan die familie en vriende van
were injured. honour the youth of our KwaZulu Natal. Truby Sauer met haar skielike heengaan verlede
nation. Kwazulu Natal respectively.
Police were called to the Mpox is a preventable and week.
scene in Bhabhatane Street Two cases of murder and A spokesperson for the t r e a t a b l e d i s e a s e i f “Die familie kondig met hartseer die skielike
where the two bodies were three of attempted murder Department of Health Foster diagnosed early.
found. are under investigation. Mohale says almost all cases heengaan van Truby Sauer op Woensdag 12
are patients living with HIV. People are urged to avoid Junie 2024, aan.”
Two men and a woman were The names of the victims physical contact with
injured in the attack. have not yet been released. He says the latest confirmed someone with Mpox and 'n Roudiens word op Saterdag 22 Junie 2024, om
case is a 39-year-old man practice hand hygiene and
who tested positive for Mpox respiratory etiquette. 11h00 uit die N.G. Kerk, Maclear, gehou.
on Thursday presenting with Diagnosed cases/patients
severe lesions on his skin. s p r e a d t o o v e r 1 0 0 registered treatment for
should where possible, avoid countries. Mpox in South Africa.
All positive cases are men in contact with immuno- Minister Phaahla reiterates
their thirties. compromised people, the importance of personal However, the World Health
children or pregnant women O r g a n i s a t i o n ( W H O )
Meanwhile, the Minister of who may be at higher risk of hygiene, timely presenting at recommends using Tecovi-
Health, Dr Joe Phaahla said severe symptoms if exposed. the health facility for early rimat (TPOXX) for severe
they are looking into diagnosis and effective cases. The Department has
obtaining vaccines with the Mohale says results for the treatment in case of obtained Tecovirimat via
help of the World Health first three cases sequenced a suspected symptoms and S e c t i o n 2 1 S A P H R A
Organization (WHO) and the type as clade ll b, the same close physical contact with a approval on a compas-
South African Health and a s t h e s u b - l i n e a g e known case. sionate use basis for the five
The South African Health responsible for the multi- TREATMENT
P r o d u c t s R e g u l a t o r y country outbreak which known patients with severe
Authority (SAHPRA). began in 2022 and has since Currently, there is no disease.
He said vaccines will be
sourced from other African
countries that have extra
What is monkeypox? stock.

Monkeypox is a virus that is related to smallpox. It can The Department said sex
cause a rash, swollen lymph nodes and flu-like workers, men who have sex
symptoms. In most cases, it causes relatively mild with men and laboratory and
illness. Although it can be uncomfortable and painful, health workers will be the first
most people don't wind up in the hospital from to receive the vaccine.
monkeypox and it rarely causes death. The patients who tested

Photograph: WHO