Monkeypox spread declared global emergency
As 16,000 cases have been reported worldwide, the World Health Organization said that the spike is still concentrated among gay men © AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the global spread of monkeypox a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’, one level below the pandemic status assigned to Covid-19. There have now been 16,000 cases recorded in 75 countries, WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. The monkeypox outbreak, which began among gay men in Europe in May,…
