The World Health Organization (WHO) is worried! Faced with the scale and propagation of the virus of the variola of the monkey worldwide, she intends to convene, next week a meeting of the emergency committee of the international health regulations.
During its previous meeting on June 27, the Committee estimated that the epidemic, which is not limited to African countries where the disease is usually spread, did not yet constitute a health emergency.
“I remain concerned about the magnitude and propagation of the virus in the world,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, adding that due to the lack of tests, many cases were probably not reported.
AA Currently, more than 6000 cases of variole of the monkey have been identified in 58 countries since the start of the epidemic in early May, and around 80% of the cases were recorded in Europe.
