Regarding "monkeypox", which has been reported one after another mainly in Europe and the United States, WHO = World Health Organization has revealed that the number of infected people confirmed in each country has exceeded 1,000 so far, and the infected people are tracked to each country. I requested that the investigation be strengthened.
WHO Secretary-General Tedros announced at a regular press conference on the 8th that the number of cases of "monkeypox", which has been reported mainly in Europe and the United States, has exceeded 1,000 in 29 countries so far.
No deaths have been confirmed so far in these countries.
"The risk of monkeypox colonization in countries that were not previously endemic is a reality," said Tedros, and tracking infected people in each country to stop further spread. I requested that the investigation be strengthened.
In addition, Lewis, who is in charge of monkeypox control at WHO, says that human-to-human transmission is caused by contact with the skin at a close distance, such as contact with the skin, but it can also be transmitted by droplets. He pointed out that people living with the patient and health care workers who come into contact with the patient need to be very careful.