PUBLISHED MON, MAY 30 202210:53 AM EDTUPDATED 4 HOURS AGO

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/30/monkeypox-who-says-there-is-a-window-of-opportunity-to-limit-outbreak.html

Karen Gilchrist@_KARENGILCHRIST

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KEY POINTS

• The WHO said Monday it is too soon to tell whether a recent monkeypox outbreak could lead to a global pandemic, but noted that there is a “window” of opportunity to curb rising cases.
• The public health body said there are “still many unknowns” related to the spike in cases in non-endemic countries, but said the risks to the general public remain low.
• “We don’t want people to panic or be afraid and think that it’s like Covid,” the WHO’s Sylvie Briand said during a briefing.

The World Health Organization has said that there is a “window” of opportunity to contain a recent monkeypox outbreak which has seen cases spread across Europe, the U.S. and Australia.

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