A surge of Monkeypox cases worldwide has let the governing health body, the World Health Organisation, declare a global emergency.

The chief of the WHO said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.

A declaration that could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease and worsen the scramble for scarce vaccines.

A surge of Monkeypox cases worldwide has let the governing health body, the World Health Organisation, declare a global emergency.
The chief of the WHO said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.
A declaration that could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease and worsen the scramble for scarce vaccines.

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