The White House has declared monkeypox a public health emergency. The overall incidence continues to rise throughout the country, with more than 6,600 confirmed infections.
The Joe Biden administration has decided to declare monkeypox a public health emergency. The official announcement was made by the Department of Health after the number of confirmed infections reached 6,617. This step is necessary in order to reconfigure the health system to respond more quickly, in accordance with the current challenges. It will also encourage every American to take monkeypox more seriously, and the states will get more resources.
New York is the first to report more than 100 cases of monkeypox
More than 100 people have been infected with monkeypox every day in the United States for the past three weeks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said authorities are unsure whether this is due to the rapid spread of the virus or simply more detection. At the same time, no more than 10% of the testing capacity is currently used, that is, about 10,000 smears are taken daily. Experts believe that this number needs to be much increased.
Monkeypox could trigger US emergency
The biggest outbreaks are in New York, California and Illinois. Monkeypox occurs almost exclusively among members of the LGBT community. Earlier, WHO declared an international emergency in connection with monkeypox, this happened two weeks ago. Now the virus has been recorded in 70 countries where it is not endemic, including Russia. (READ MORE) 
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