Government official expects Thailand’s first monkeypox case to happen at Pride Parade

A government official expects Thailand to record its first monkeypox case on Sunday at the nation’s first official Pride Parade in Bangkok.

The Bangkok Naruemit Pride Parade, which will traverse the length of Silom Road, starts at Maha Uma Devi Temple on Pan Road, at 4pm. The parade plans to bring together the LGBTQ community, activists and allies, and help further promote sexual and gender diversity, and shed light on other social issues like marriage equality, the rights of sex workers and abortion.

But, while the Pride Parade will be a day of celebration for most, Jakkaphat Pittayawongarnon, the Director-General of the Division of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, believes it could be a breeding ground for monkeypox.

Jakkaphat today confirmed the country had 3 suspected cases of monkeypox that turned out to be herpes infections. Those infected were foreigners and…