BACOLOD CITY: Government officials in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental see no need yet to close their borders even if a monkeypox case was confirmed in neighboring Iloilo province.

Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said borders will not be closed, but Negros residents should continue to observe Covid-19 health protocols that will also protect them against monkeypox.

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