2023-05-11 16:59:00
On Thursday, May 11, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that smallpox, officially known as ‘Mpox’, is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, almost a year after the deadly virus. This started spreading around the world and infected tens of thousands of people.
However, in the past few months The number of infected people continues to decrease, causing the latest Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization. Said at an online press conference that He was delighted to announce that He accepted the advice of the United Nations Emergency Committee. Regarding canceling the maximum warning status of Mpox infection
WHO’s announcement comes just a week after They state that COVID-19 It is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), but Dr. Adhanom Ghebreyesus also warned that “Even if the Mpox and COVID-19 emergencies are over, there is a risk that both Will come back still. These two viruses are still circulating and still killing.
“Mpox will continue to pose a significant public health challenge. That requires a straightforward, proactive and sustainable response,” the WHO chief said. and urges countries not to be careless
Smallpox monkeys have long spread in Central and West Africa. but in May last year Instead, it began to spread into Europe. before spreading to North America and other countries Dozens more around the world until the WHO announced that this virus It was a PHEIC-level emergency in July. But after that, the number of infected people gradually decreased.
According to statistics compiled by the World Health Organization Since the outbreak of smallpox monkeys around the world. It has infected more than 87,000 people in 114 countries and caused 140 deaths, but the number of infections in the past three months is down nearly 90 percent from the previous three months.
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