On the 20th local time, who held a technical advisory group meeting to discuss information about monkeypox and coping strategies. At present, there are about 80 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the world, and there are 50 cases to be confirmed. With the expansion of monitoring scope, more cases may be found in the future.
According to the who, monkeypox is generally prevalent in some animal populations in some countries and occasionally infects locals and travelers. However, monkeypox cases have occurred in 11 countries and regions, which is atypical because it occurs in countries where monkeypox is not prevalent.
Monkeypox is mainly transmitted through close contact. The risk of monkeypox infection is higher in close contact with infectious people, including health workers, family members and sexual partners. (CCTV reporter Zhu He)
