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London — and more According to the World Health Organization, 6,000 cases of monkeypox are currently reported from 58 countries in the current outbreak.
UN agencies advise in the week beginning on or after 18 July to declare the outbreak of a global health emergency, WHO's highest level of alertness. Resume the committee meeting. Secretary Tedros Adhanom Gebreez said at a virtual press conference from Geneva.
At the last meeting on 27 June, the Commission said that the increasing number of cases in both the normally prevalent African countries and the world is not yet a health emergency. I decided.
"I'm still concerned about the size and spread of the virus around the world," said Tedros, who said the lack of testing could be even more unreported. I added that it means.
He said that about 80% of cases occur in Europe.
Monkeypox is a usually mild viral infection that causes flu-like symptoms and skin lesions and has spread worldwide since early May. Case fatality rates in previous outbreaks of currently prevalent strains were approximately 1%.
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