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Monkeypox virus news: As it was the first case of monkeypox in the country, tests were conducted twice at an interval of 72 hours as per the instructions of the National Institute of Virology (NIV).

Monkeypox spreads by close contact, skin-to-skin contact, and droplet infection. So, one has to be careful about all these factors. Here are 10 quick facts about this infectious disease one must be aware of.

The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a "public health emergency of international concern" on Saturday.

The case numbers for monkeypox in Canada have increased since the disease was first publicly reported in the country back in May 2022. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), as of July 4, there are 300 publicly reported cases of the illness across four different provinces.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday Europe remained the epicentre of the global monkeypox outbreak, which posed a "real risk" with more than 1,500 cases reported in the region.

The photos can be alarming, but monkeypox remains rare, with a rash that is usually gone within two to four weeks.

Oh you know, inflation, an ever-lingering pandemic, weird weather stuff, and now...monkeypox. The strangeness of 2020 lingers even two years later.