Italy
Over 400 monkeypox cases registered in Italy as WHO declares public health emergency
Rome/UNI/Sputnik: Italy has confirmed a total of more than 400 monkeypox cases, the country’s Health Ministry Prevention Director General Gianni Rezza said after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the current disease outbreak a public health emergency.
On Saturday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern.
Rezza said in a statement on Saturday that Italy had registered 407 monkeypox cases so far, but the situation is under control and is not particularly concerning.
Ghebreyesus emphasized on Saturday that although the current monkeypox outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern, "for the moment this is an outbreak that is concentrated among men who have sex with men, especially those with multiple sexual partners."
At the same time, he called on countries to work closely with the affected groups, stepping up awareness campaigns and warning against discrimination and stigma.
The monkeypox outbreak poses a moderate risk to all regions of the world except Europe, where the WHO assesses the risk as high, Ghebreyesus said.
According to the WHO chief, more than 16,000 monkeypox cases have been registered so far in 75 countries and territories, with five deaths confirmed.
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