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US declares Monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): The United States on Thursday declared Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency which indicates that the virus has a significant risk for Americans, media reports said.
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Can Monkeypox spread through Sex? Check what experts have to say
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): After monkeypox was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization, concerns have emerged about sexual behaviour considering that the virus can be spread through close contact of any kind, including through kissing, touching, oral and
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Japan confirms its first Monkeypox case
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 25 (ANI): Japan reported its first case of Monkeypox on Monday in Tokyo with a 30-year-old man testing positive, local media reported citing a government source.
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Rapidly spreading Monkeypox cases is matter of concern: WHO's Dr Poonam Kh
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Expressing concern over rapidly spreading cases of Monkeypox, the first Indian elected as Regional Director of World Health Organization South-East Asia Region said that with cases concentrated among men who have sex with men, it is possible to curtail fu
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White House calls for coordinated Int'l response to combat Monkeypox outbr
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): After the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday declared the Monkeypox virus a public health emergency of international concern, the White House said that a coordinated international response is the need of the hour to end Monkeypox spread and protect
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WHO declares monkeypox global health emergency
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 23 (ANI): Looking at the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries, the World Health Organization declared the virus a public health emergency of international concern.
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WHO reconvenes emergency committee meeting as Monkeypox cases exceed 14,00
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 22 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has reconvened the Monkeypox Emergency Committee to assess the public health implications of the evolving multi-country outbreak.
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WHO reports 14,000 monkey pox cases globally, 5 deaths
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): Around 14,000 cases of monkey pox have been confirmed in over 70 countries this year and a total of 5 deaths have been reported in Africa, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
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Death toll in Bangladesh floods reaches 102
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 3 (ANI): Health emergency operation center and control room under the directorate general of health services in Bangladesh stated that as many as 102 people in the country died from May 17 to July 3 in the worst floods that struck the country in 122 years.
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Emergency nature of monkeypox requires intense response efforts, says WHO
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 29 (ANI): The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday said that though Monkeypox presently does not amount to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the emergency nature of the event requires intense response efforts.
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EU delivers first batch of monkeypox vaccines to Spain
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The first batch of 5,300 vaccine doses against monkeypox purchased by the European Commission's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) was delivered to Spain on Tuesday, a Commission's spokesperson has said.
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Monkeypox presently not a global health emergency: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 26 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) after convening a meeting said on Saturday that the Monkeypox presently does not amount to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
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