With more than 6,000 cases confirmed worldwide, WHO to reconvene monkeypox emergency committee

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by Robin MILLARD Geneva, Switzerland (AFP)  – The World Health Organization said Wednesday it will reconvene its monkeypox experts to decide if the worsening outbreak now constitutes a global public health emergency — the highest level of alert. The UN health agency’s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he would hold a second meeting of the emergency committee on monkeypox, with more than 6,000 cases now confirmed in 58 countries. A surge in monkeypox infections has […]