Cuba confirms first monkeypox case in visitor from Italy

The patient remains in critical condition

Cuba confirmed its first case of monkeypox late on Saturday after detecting the viral disease in a tourist who had arrived from Italy this week, Qazet.az reports according to the country's Public Health ministry

The Italian man stayed in a rental home and traveled to various destinations in the western provinces of the Caribbean island nation before falling ill, the ministry said in a brief statement.

He sought medical attention on Thursday after presenting symptoms, including skin lesions, and then fell into cardiac arrest, from which he recovered, the statement said.