WHO: More than 5,000 cases of monkeypox in the world
The World Health Organization has recorded one death and 5,322 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the world so far, with an increase of at least 50 percent compared to the census issued on the 22nd of last month.
“The World Health Organization continues to call on countries to pay special attention to monkeypox infections in order to reduce infection,” said WHO spokeswoman Fadeela Chayeb, as saying at a press conference in Geneva, noting that few infections were recorded in children and people with weakened immune systems. .
Europe is the region most affected by the virus, with 85 percent of infections, while the virus is spreading in 53 countries around the world.
On the 25th of last month, the World Health Organization declared that monkeypox was not a global health emergency.
“The World Health Organization continues to call on countries to pay special attention to monkeypox infections in order to reduce infection,” said WHO spokeswoman Fadeela Chayeb, as saying at a press conference in Geneva, noting that few infections were recorded in children and people with weakened immune systems. .
Europe is the region most affected by the virus, with 85 percent of infections, while the virus is spreading in 53 countries around the world.
On the 25th of last month, the World Health Organization declared that monkeypox was not a global health emergency.
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