The president of the World Health Organization is anticipated to announce on Saturday whether the organisation has determined to classify the epidemic as a global health emergency, the loudest alert it can sound in response to an uptick in monkeypox cases.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will address at a virtual press conference at 1300 GMT, the WHO announced late on Friday.According to a count released on July 20 by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), monkeypox has afflicted over 15,800 persons in 72 countries.
Since early May, Outside of the countries in West and Central Africa where the disease has long been common, there has been a rise in the number of cases of monkeypox.
