WHO is set to declare spread of monkeypox a global health emergency – the highest alarm it can sound
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will address a virtual press conference at 1pm
- Monkeypox has affected over 15,800 people in 72 countries, according to CDC
- A surge in monkeypox infections has been reported since the start of May
The World Health Organization is expected to declare the outbreak of monkeypox a global health emergency today – the highest alarm it can sound.
The head of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, will address a virtual press conference at 1pm, the agency said in a statement late Friday. It did not reveal what would be announced.
Monkeypox has affected over 15,800 people in 72 countries, according to a tally by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published on July 20.
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