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Monkeypox is becoming a threat to the world. Its cases are increasing rapidly. It has reached 50 thousand. These are the most common cases. The WHO released the figures on Wednesday.

news nation bureau , edited by : Mohit Saxena , Updated: 01 Sep 2022, 08:05:59 am

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Highlight

  • Most cases of monkeypox are being seen in America and Europe.
  • Canada sees steady decline in monkeypox cases
  • More than 45,000 cases of monkeypox in 98 countries since the end of April

New Delhi:

Monkeypox is becoming a threat to the world. Its cases are increasing rapidly. It has reached 50 thousand. These are the most common cases. The WHO released the figures on Wednesday. According to the World Health Organization report, 50,496 cases of monkeypox have been reported worldwide. At the same time, 16 people have died. The WHO declared monkeypox a global public health emergency in July. According to WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the decline in new cases of monkeypox has proved that the outbreak is preventable. Recently, the WHO said that most cases of monkeypox are being seen in America and Europe. America and Europe are strongholds of monkeypox.

However, he said in a press release that there is a steady decline in the cases of monkeypox in Canada. This is good news. Monkeypacks was introduced in African countries in May. On 24 July, the WHO declared the coronavirus, along with monkeypox, a public health emergency of international concern. According to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday, there has been a 21 percent reduction in monkeypox cases worldwide in the last one week.

According to WHO, 5907 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the last one week. Its first cases were found in two countries Iran and Indonesia. Since the end of April, more than 45,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 98 countries. The WHO says that 60 percent of worldwide monkeypox cases in the past month were reported in the United States.






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First published: 01 Sep 2022, 07:23:11 am



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