epa10101170 A Thai medical technologist works to conduct a test for monkeypox virus at the laboratory of Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases Health Science Center, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 August 2022. Thailand is on alert and steps up the screening of air travelers from countries reporting the outbreak of monkeypox as a precaution against the virus after two people in the country had been confirmed infected with monkeypox.  EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT