Regarding "monkeypox", which has been reported one after another mainly in Europe and the United States, the WHO = World Health Organization convened an urgent committee of experts on the 21st to consider whether it would be an "internationally concerned public health emergency". did.
Based on the results of the committee's review, Secretary-General Tedros will decide within a few days whether to declare an emergency.
In Europe and the United States, reports of "monkeypox" have been reported one after another, and WHO Secretary-General Tedros said at a press conference on the 20th of this month that 14,000 infected people were confirmed in more than 70 countries and regions. He revealed that he would climb nearby.
In response to this situation, WHO convened an urgent committee of experts from each country on the 21st, and based on the latest situation, the spread of this infection is "an internationally concerned public health emergency". I considered whether it would hit.
WHO also convened an emergency committee on the 23rd of last month and decided that it would not be an emergency, but it is not so widespread in countries and regions where "monkeypox" has not been established. Unusually, he advised that more information should be gathered to determine if the conclusions need to be reviewed.
Based on the results of this committee's review, WHO will decide within a few days whether Tedros will declare an emergency in the future.
The state of emergency is now being issued with the spread of the new coronavirus and polio.