TRIBUNNEWS.COM – Director General WHOTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus admits he is concerned about the epidemic monkey pox which has been detected in 48 countries.
According to him, the case monkey pox is a health threat that is currently in the spotlight by WHO.
Despite having a moderate level of danger, WHO reported there are now more than 3,200 cases monkey pox reported in countries that are not normally widespread.
Meanwhile, according to the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), monkeypox cases have not been detected in Indonesia until June 25, 2022.
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“I am very concerned about the monkeypox outbreak, it is clearly a growing health threat that my colleagues and I at the WHO Secretariat are following,” Tedros said. Channel News Asia.
However, Tedros said: monkey pox has not yet become a global health emergency.
Because the current global emergency label only applies to the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing efforts to eradicate polio.
WHO also declared a global emergency status for cases monkey pox after receiving advice from discussions of international experts.
“There have been more than 3,200 confirmed cases of monkeypox and one death reported in the last six weeks from 48 countries where it does not normally spread,” Tedros said.
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So far this year nearly 1,500 cases and 70 deaths from monkey pox happened in Central Africa.
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