Since the outbreak this year, more than 50,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported. World Health Organization (WHO).
According to the page WHO Compiling all confirmed cases, there have been 50,496 infections and 16 deaths up to 31 August due to the disease, the latest outbreak of which has been declared an international public health emergency by the UN agency.
CEO WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the decline in new infections could be proof that the outbreak is contained.
America has more infections
“AT Americawhere more than half of reported cases have been reported, some countries are still seeing an increase in infections, but a steady downward trend is encouraging CanadaThis was stated by Tedros at a press conference.
“Some European countries, such as Germany and the Netherlands, are also seeing a clear slowdown in the outbreak, demonstrating the effectiveness of public health interventions and community involvement in tracking infections and preventing transmission,” he added.
“These signs confirm what we have consistently said from the very beginning: with the right measures, this outbreak can be stopped,” he added. “We don’t have to live with monkeypox,” he added.
Monkeypox cases have been reported since early May outside African countries where the disease is endemic.
WHO raised the alert level to a high on July 24 by declaring the outbreak an international public health emergency, as was the case with COVID-19.
(According to AFP)
Source: RPP
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