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The patient who is Jamaica’s first confirmed case of monkeypox has absconded the health facility where he had been put into isolation pending his recovery.

Reports are that after noon today, the patient – who presented to the public health system on July 5, having arrived in Jamaica some five days earlier from the United Kingdom – left through a bathroom window of the facility and had a car waiting. The police have been called in and are investigating.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts are asked to contact the police immediately.

“Monkeypox is a viral disease that can be transmitted from person to person. It is therefore important that anyone with knowledge of the patient’s whereabouts contact the police so that he can be returned to isolation, pending the resolution of his illness,” said Minister of Health & Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Symptoms of Monkeypox include fever, intense headache, swelling of the lymph nodes, back pain, muscle ache, lack of energy, and/or rash. Person-to-person spread occurs through:

direct contact with monkeypox skin lesions or scabs;contact with clothing or linens (such as bedding or towels) used by an infected person; andcoughing or sneezing of an individual with a Monkeypox rash.

The virus enters the body through broken skin (even if not visible), the respiratory tract, or the mucous membranes (eyes, nose, or mouth). The incubation period is between 5 and 21 days.

Members of the public who experience fever, intense headache, muscle aches and/or rash on the skin, must immediately isolate and call ahead to their health centre or doctor before visiting. All members of the public should wear a mask, frequently wash hands and practice physical distancing, as part of infection prevention and control efforts.

For additional information on Monkeypox, members of public can visit the Ministry’s website (www.moh.gov.jm) or contact their local Public Health Department.

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Two men were shot dead outside outside the Inter-Agency Task Force at Fort Chacon, Picton, Laventille on Friday.

Police said Nigel Dubarry, also known as Mokin of Despers Drive, Laventille and Stanfield Allers, known as Ouse, of Picton Road, Laventille were repeatedly shot around 7.30 pm.

According to police reports, Dubarry and Allers were standing near Pepe’s shop at the corner of Despers Drive and Picton Road, Laventille when a silver Nissan Almera drove up and two armed men emerged and opened fire.

Both suspects fled in the waiting car heading north along Picton Road. Officers of the Inter-Agency Task Force led by Ag Sgt Wayne Praimdass took the two injured men to the Port of Spain General Hospital.

Dubarry and Allers were pronounced dead on arrival at 7.55 pm.

Acting Sgt Parris along with acting Sgt Matthew of the Besson Street Police Station were among the officers of visited Homicide Bureau Region 1.

In an unrelated incident, officers of the North Eastern Division and the Homicide Bureau are investigating two murders which happened in two separate incidents between Thursday night and Friday morning.

In the first incident officers of the North Eastern Division Task Force received a report of gunshots at Bushe Street, San Juan at around 9.47 pm and went to the area where they found Kevin Dubarry, 24, bleeding from gunshot injuries.

Police took Duberry to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex where he was declared dead.

Hours later at around 3.20 am on Friday police received a report of gunshots in Toncabean Hill, Pipiol Road, Santa Cruz.

Police went to the area where they found Jesse Ramcharan, 20, bleeding in his house.

A district medical officer visited the area and declared Ramcharan dead.

Police said up to Friday morning they had no information to suggest the two murders were related.

Arima police are investigating an incident which took place at Jacob Hill, Wallerfield on Friday night where five people were shot and man identified as Isaiah Pritchard, also called Project, was shot in the head at Gookool Street, Diego Martin and listed in a critical condition at hospital.

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