China News Agency, Beijing, June 27. Comprehensive news: Recently, countries continue to report new cases of monkeypox, among which France reported the first case of monkeypox in children.
The World Health Organization said on the 25th that the monkeypox epidemic is not currently considered to constitute a "public health emergency of international concern".
Peruvian Health Minister Jorge Lopez said on the 26th that the country reported its first case of monkeypox, and the patient is currently in stable condition and is being isolated at home.
The case is a foreigner living in Peru who had previous contact with foreigners.
Lopez also said that if you have unpleasant symptoms such as back pain, muscle aches, fatigue, and rash, you should be tested for the monkeypox virus immediately.
According to French media reports, the health agency of the Ile-de-France region has confirmed that a child has been diagnosed with monkeypox, which is the first case of monkeypox in a child found in France.
According to relevant statistics, more than 300 cases of monkeypox have been found in France so far.
According to statistics from the British Ministry of Health, as of the 21st, the country's monkeypox cases rose to 873, the most in the world.
According to the official website of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of the 24th, 200 cases of monkeypox have been found in the United States.
According to the World Health Organization's official website on the 25th, the WHO does not currently consider the monkeypox epidemic to constitute a "public health emergency of international concern".
The WHO Emergency Committee held a meeting on the monkeypox outbreak on the 23rd.
The meeting noted that since May this year, 47 countries have reported a total of 3,040 monkeypox cases to WHO, with countries in the WHO European Region reporting the most cases.
Currently, monkeypox outbreaks are spreading in many countries that have never reported cases.
Most monkeypox cases are male and belong to non-heterosexual groups in urban areas.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on the 25th that monkeypox is clearly an evolving health threat, and the WHO will meet again as appropriate to assess the situation.
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