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WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency as the agency raises its highest-level alert | South China Morning Post

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised its highest-level alert for monkeypox as the viral infection continues to spread across the globe. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the disease is now a “public health emergency of international concern”. More than 16,000 cases and five deaths had be…

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