"We continue to see local transmission of mpox clade II here in the Philippines, in Metro Manila, in particular," said Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa in a statement.
The newly confirmed cases are a 37-year-old male in Metro Manila who had a rash on his body last week and was taken to a government hospital, and a 32-year-old male from the capital who had skin lesions on his body.
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