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San Francisco declares Monkeypox 'local emergency'

| @indiablooms | Jul 30, 2022, at 03:37 am

San Francisco/IBNS: US city of San Francisco has declared the Monkeypox virus spread a local emergency.

This is the first city in the US to declare so and the emergency would remain effective until Aug 1.

Announcing the order, San Francisco's Department of Public Health said the measure will help "speed up and streamline to better respond to Monkeypox".

San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed said, "San Francisco showed during COVID that early action is essential for protecting public health ... We know that this virus impacts everyone equally - but we also know that those in our LGBTQ community are at greater risk right now."

According to the mayor's office, the city has confirmed 261 cases of Monkeypox.

There are reportedly 799 cases in California, over 4,600 cases in the United States, and more than 19,000 cases globally across 76 countries.
 

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