WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the ongoing monkeypox situation a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The classification is the highest alert that the WHO can issue following a surge in cases worldwide.
Hear from Dr Rayner Tan, Visiting Research Fellow of NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, as he weighs in on who is at risk of being infected, clarifies misconceptions on how the virus is spread, and how we can prevent or minimise infection.
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