Health and Social Services Minister Dr. Esperance Luvindao confirmed a second case of Mpox at Swakopmund. 

Luvindao said that the first was on 18 October 2025; the second was officially confirmed today. The patients are receiving a complement of treatments at the Swakopmund District Hospital and are in isolation. 

She said, "I wish to highlight that the first case was related to cross-border travel within the SADC region, and then the second case was reported today. With that said, I wish to highlight that the suspected cases include one from Rundu, who has not been confirmed as a positive case; therefore, the positive cases stand at two. Our robust surveillance systems include individuals who are tracking signs and symptoms consistent with Mpox promptly identified, allowing for testing and treatment."

Some members of parliament wanted to know how the ministry is responding to the outbreak and whether Namibia is prepared to deal with it.

Dr. Luvindao explained that treatment for a virus like Mpox is supportive therapy, which includes testing, pain control, and isolation.

"Research has not proven any other treatment that is more effective than the treatment thereof, and that is why I referred to the incubation period and the time during incubation when they are still infectious, whereby they must continue to be isolated because there is no one drug that we can procure to get rid of it in one day. It is self-limiting, and therefore in a few weeks, which I highlighted, the patient will no longer have it."

Dr. Luvindao further said that although the ministry has a budget for public health, more needs to be done to ensure that there is a particular budget for incidents like the outbreak of Mpox.

She cautioned the public and media against spreading unverified reports and stigmatising patients.

The virus, she added, is transmitted through sexual contact and face-to-face through close contact like talking and breathing.