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Europe at centre of resurgence in infections

DUBAI: As Saudi Arabia prepares to receive up to 1 million Hajj pilgrims from around the world for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the shadow of a new virus looms over the horizon, raising the inevitable question of whether monkeypox will be the next global health crisis. Thus far, more than 5,700 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 52 countries,

The WHO is battling critics of its COVID-19 response who say it is scheming to take over health policy in sovereign nations as it pushes plans it says would help avert future pandemics. High-profile attempts in countries around the world to discredit the WHO’s efforts are casting a shadow over talks in Geneva, Switzerland, this week. Country representatives at the talks are discussing how to pave the way for a global agreement that could eventually regulate how nations prepare for and respond to future pandemic threats. “We may face more severe pandemics in the future and we need to be a h...

The ongoing monkeypox outbreak currently poses a moderate risk to global public health, the World Health Organization said Sunday.

Many countries have emergency stockpiles which could be needed for unusual monkeypox outbreaks across the world, agency says.