QUEZON City Mayor Joy Belmonte said on Saturday that a 37-year-old male resident had been admitted at the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila after he exhibited mpox symptoms.

In a statement, Belmonte also said the local government had already identified at least 15 people who had close contacts with him, "and they are currently under close monitoring."

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