Monkeypox has been found in 74 countries around the world, including Thailand and now Cambodia, and the World Health Organisation (WHO)has now officially declared it a Global Health Emergency. The warning is the highest rating the WHO can assign, after nearly 17,000 people worldwide have been afflicted with the disease. The chief of the WHO held a press conference where he said that, while a meeting on Thursday did not reach a consensus about the status of monkeypox, it was his responsibility to make the final judgement. “I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency […]
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