WHO calls emergency meeting over monkeypox virus as cases rise: 10 updates
The world health organization will soon hold a second meeting of the Emergency Committee on Monkeypox when cases are spread to more countries. The Director General of the UN Health Agency Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that around the world, there are now more than 6,000 cases recorded in 58 countries. Expert who will decide whether the outbreak that worsened now is a global community health emergency – the highest warning level.
Last month, WHO held an emergency committee experts to decide whether Monkeypox was what was called the public health emergency about international concerns (PHEIC) – the highest alarm that could be heard by whom. But the majority found the situation had not passed that threshold.At Monkeypox, I continue to worry about the scale and spread of the virus,” Director General said at a press conference from WHO headquarters in Geneva.
In Africa, cases emerged in countries that were previously not affected and the number of records was being recorded in places that had previous experience with Monkeypox, who said.The Head of WHO said Europe was the current center of outbreaks, recorded more than 80% of Monkeypox cases globally.He acknowledged that testing remains a challenge and it is very possible that there are a large number of cases that are not taken.
“My team followed the data. I plan to reunite the Emergency Committee so that they were renewed about the current epidemiology and evolution of the Monkeypox outbreak, and the implementation of counts,” Tedros said. “I will unite them on Sunday, July 18 or faster if needed.” The WHO Emergency Committee, which consists of 16 people in Monkeypox, is chaired by Jean-Marie Okwo-Bele from the Democratic Republic of Kongo, who is a former director of the vaccine and the Department of Immunization.
Normal initial symptoms of monkeypox include high fever, swollen lymph nodes and rashes such as chicken pox.”Who works with countries and vaccine producers to coordinate the distribution of vaccines, which are currently rare and need to be accessed by the most risky people,” Tedros said.Last month, the World Health Network (WHN) had announced that they stated that the current Monkeypox outbreak was Pandemi. This outbreak is developing rapidly on various continents and will not stop without global action together, he said in a statement. (With agency input)