Unlikely new virus mutations are behind latest outbreak

Monkeypox, an infectious disease usually transmitted to humans by animals, is on the rise around the world. In the past two weeks, clusters of cases have emerged in Europe and North America. This is considered unusual as monkeypox is not often seen outside western and Central Africa.

Does this mean that monkeypox will eventually arrive in Singapore? And could a new strain of the virus be behind the current outbreak?