Hong Kong health authorities have called on residents to be more vigilant after the city recorded its fifth monkeypox infection, which is not linked to other confirmed cases according to a preliminary investigation.

The latest case involves a 59-year-old male patient with chronic disease who developed a body rash last Tuesday. He visited the Yau Ma Tei Male Social Hygiene Clinic of the Department of Health on Thursday and tested positive for monkeypox on Friday evening, according to the Centre for Health Protection on Saturday.

“He was admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital and is now in a stable condition,” it said.