The World Health Organization announced that it had detected 18,000 cases of monkeypox in the world, mostly in Europe, while Spain announced the first death from this disease.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that 75% of cases of smallpox were detected in Europe and 25% in the Americas, while 6 deaths from the disease were recorded.
On Friday, the Spanish Ministry of Health said that Madrid reported the first death linked to monkeypox, the first known death in Europe and the second outside Africa in the case of the current outbreak.
Earlier today, Friday, Brazil reported the first death related to monkeypox outside the African continent in the current outbreak.
The Spanish Ministry of Health said in its latest report that 4,298 cases of the virus have been confirmed in the country.
She added that of the 3,750 patients she had information about, 120 were transferred to the hospital, or 3.2%,
while one person died.
It is noteworthy that the organization declared last Saturday a state of emergency due to the outbreak of monkeypox in the world, which is the highest warning level for the organization.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that the outbreak can be stopped if countries and peoples take the disease seriously, stressing the need to take the necessary steps to stop transmission by limiting exposure.
Regarding precautionary measures regarding homosexuals, the Director-General of the Health Organization indicated that homosexuals should reduce the number of their sexual partners and reconsider sex with new partners.