According to RIA Novosti, for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, the session will be held in person.

The meeting of WHO countries is scheduled for May 22-28 and will be devoted to the theme "Health for the world, world for health".

The reappointment of the organization's CEO is scheduled for May 24.

Tarik Yazarevich, spokesman for the World Health Organization, said earlier that there were 37 cases of monkeypox infection worldwide.

Professor of the Department of Virology, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University Alexei Agranovsky, in an interview with RT, spoke about the features of the disease.