This is the highest alarm the organisation can sound.
Almost 15,400 cases have been reported from 71 countries since infections were reported in May."We have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly through new modes of transmission about which we understand too little and which meets the criteria in the international health regulations,'' he said.
Ghebreyesus added that the health agency has made a set of recommendations for countries to follow in order toFor all of these reasons, I have decided that the global #monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern.-@DrTedros pic.twitter.com/qvmYX1ZBAL
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