Dr Daoni made these statement after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Thursday 21 July the spread of monkey pox constitutes a “public health emergency of international concern” (PHEIC) .
This means that monkey pox has now a clear risk on international spread. This makes monkeypox now the same alert level as SARS-COV-2 the virus that causes Covid-19.
The risk for monkey pox globally is moderate, high in Europe and there is a clear risk of further international spread.
