 "Pakistan reports 4th mpox case; PM Sharif orders screening at all entry points – Firstpost")
Pakistan has taken precautions to tackle the virus and put in place a strict screening system at airports after it emerged that all the patients affected by mpox reportedly returned from abroad. read more Pakistan’s health authorities confirmed a fourth suspected case of monkeypox on Monday, with the latest patient identified as a 47-year-old resident …
The story so far: Ahead of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) emergency committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, August 14, 2024, the health agency regraded the ongoing multi-country mpox outbreak to an “acute” grade 3 emergency in a report published on Monday, August 12. An mpox outbreak is sweeping through west, central, and east African countries, …
Geneva: The World Health Organisation’s chief said Sunday he was considering convening an expert committee to advise on whether the growing mpox outbreak in Africa should be declared an international emergency. Since last September, cases have surged in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to a strain of the virus which has recently been detected …