The last time we visited Ceuta at Legal Insurrection, thousands of military-age men from Morocco invaded Spain by crossing the border into this bit of Spanish territory.
That was in late July. As we head into the second half of September, conditions certainly have not improved. Now, on top of this de facto invasion, there has been a reported case of monkeypox.
Ceuta has confirmed its first recorded case of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, in a 13-year-old unaccompanied Moroccan boy who entered the Spanish enclave during the mass invasion from Morocco at the end of July.
The Instituto de Salud Carlos III confirmed the infection on Thursday, 17 September, after local health authorities sent samples for testing. According to local reporting, the minor is isolated at the Piniers reception centre, under medical supervision and receiving treatment, while health officials are tracing contacts. A second suspected case involving another minor is reportedly being investigated but has not been confirmed at the time of writing....
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