The mpox outbreak puts pressure on a region already struggling with a lack of medicines and an ongoing armed rebellion.
The new capital is the pet project of outgoing President Joko Widodo and is taking shape on the island of Borneo.
Hundreds were killed after the once bustling town in the southern Philippines was occupied by hardline fighters in 2017.
Some analysts say an ‘African Spring’ is in the making amid youth-led protests in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria.