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Monkeypox outbreak Latest list of countries with reported cases

Kuwait City, 28th July 2022: Monkeypox outbreak Latest list of countries with reported cases #Monkeypox outbreak: #Latest list of #countries with reported cases Cases have since ballooned to more than 16,000 from than 75 countries Below is a list of non-endemic countries that have reported monkeypox cases: #ASIA-PACIFIC:- • AUSTRALIA had confirmed 44 cases as of July 25. • INDIA had reported four cases as of July 24. • JAPAN detected its first case on July 25. • NEW ZEALAND reported its second case on July 12. • SINGAPORE had confirmed 10 cases as of July 26. • SOUTH KOREA reported two cases on June 22. • TAIWAN confirmed its first case on June 24. • THAILAND confirmed its first case on July 21. #EUROPE :- • AUSTRIA had confirmed 99 cases as of July 22. • BELGIUM had detected 393 cases by July 25. • BOSNIA reported its first case on July 13. • BULGARIA had confirmed four cases as of July 22. • CROATIA had reported 1…

Monkeypox declared a global health emergency by WHO

Kuwait City, 23rd July 2022: Monkeypox declared a global health emergency by WHO More than 16,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 74 countries since May The World Health Organisation has said that monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is now a global emergency. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the decision to issue the declaration despite a lack of consensus among members of WHO's emergency committee. It was the first time the chief of the UN health agency has taken such an action. "In short, we have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly through new modes of transmission about which we understand too little and which meets the criteria in the international health regulations," Tedros said. "I know this has not been an easy or straightforward process and that there are divergent views among the members" of the committee, he added. Philippine mayor orders employees to smile or risk fine Hijri…

MoH, Kuwait urges pilgrims to do PCR test, What is Monkeypox

Kuwait City, 16th July 2022: MoH, Kuwait urges pilgrims to do PCR test #Kuwait : #Ministry of Health urges pilgrims to do PCR test The Ministry of Health on Tuesday demanded pilgrims to take a PCR test within a period of three days from their arrival to Kuwait. In a press statement, the ministry said the pilgrims can take the tests at the government-run Jaber Bridge Center every day from 05:00 PM to 10:00 PM and the Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital from 08:00 AM to 12 PM or at any of the private medical laboratories. It advised the pilgrims to check the test result at the ministry’s Immune app and ask for help if they felt ill during the first ten days of their return. What is Monkeypox : Monkeypox is spreading globally, with health officials voicing growing concern over the outbreaks in countries where the virus is not endemic. Several U.S. cities introduced vaccination campaigns, while others offered vaccinations to high-risk people or those who think they…

Canada confirms 168 cases of monkeypox

Kuwait city, 18th June 2022: #Canada confirms 168 cases of monkeypox The B.C. Centre for Disease control confirmed the province’s second case on Friday. Like the initial case, confirmed on June 6, the second case was also detected in the Vancouver Coastal Health region. The cases are related to travel and not connected to each other. Federal officials say there are now 168 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Canada. The Public Health Agency of Canada says the vast majority of those cases — 141 — have been reported in Quebec. There are also 21 in Ontario and four in Alberta as of Friday. Canada’s chief public health officer says all infections have been in men aged 20 to 69. Dr. Theresa Tam told a news conference that many cases have been linked to sexual contact with other men, but the virus can spread to anyone who has had close physical contact with an infected person. Article content Tam says local health authorities have indicated that the rate of growth is slowi…

What is Monkeypox Virus?

Monkeypox is a rare disease that is caused by infection with monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae. The Orthopoxvirus genus also includes variola virus (which causes smallpox), vaccinia virus (used in the smallpox vaccine), and cowpox virus. What is Monkeypox Virus? How does a person get monkeypox? Monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted infection (STI), but it can be easily transmitted between sexual partners. This is due to the virus spreading through skin-to-skin contact, as well as the monkeypox lesions commonly appearing around the genitals and anus. What does monkey pox do to the body? Initial symptoms of monkeypox include fever, body aches, and fatigue. The disease is similar to the smallpox virus but much less deadly. The disease can result in a rash that leads to red bumps on the skin. What are the signs of monkeypox? Monkeypox cases…