Monkeypox kills 56 in Africa as cases surge in non-endemic countries

Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO.

About 56 have been killed by monkeypox with more than 1500 cases in Africa as non-endemic countries record an unusual surge of cases above 1,000, the World Health Organisation has (WHO) warned. Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, at a conference on Wednesday, said new cases have now been co

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