The WHO declared Monkey pox a global health threat
More than 15,800 people in 72 countries have contracted monkeypox, according to a count released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this month.
By declaring a state of emergency, the WHO aims to implement global countermeasures to prevent the spread of monkeypox.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a global health threat on Saturday.
- We have an epidemic that has spread rapidly around the world through new modes of transmission about which we understand too little, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Tedros spoke at a virtual press conference in the afternoon Finnish time.
He said that there are ways to stop the disease and we can try to prevent its transformation.
According to the WHO, half of the countries that have reported the virus have vaccines against the disease.
According to the calculation published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on July 20, more than 15,800 people in 72 countries have been infected with monkeypox.
By declaring a state of emergency, the WHO aims to implement global countermeasures to prevent the spread of monkeypox.
In the past, the coronavirus, Ebola, and the Zika virus have been declared global health threats.
