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The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. The classification is the highest alert that the WHO can issue and follows a worldwide upsurge in cases. It came at the end of the second meeting of the WHO’s emergency committee on the virus. More than 16,000 cases have now been reported from 75 …

Cases of monkeypox – a rare, little-known disease – are being investigated in European countries including the UK, the US, Canada and Australia. On Friday (20) the UK confirmed the number of cases had more than doubled, bringing the total to 20. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said 11 new cases had been confirmed and most cases were mild. The UK …