Mpox is now considered a global health emergency as cases surge in Central Africa and a new, more severe subtype of the virus spreads to multiple countries — prompting concerns about lockdowns ...

MANILA, Philippines — A mask-wearing mandate or lockdown to control the spread of mpox is not necessary, as the risk of both death and transmission remains low, the Department of Health (DOH ...

The World Health Organization has declared an outbreak of mpox is a global health emergency but it hasn't issued lockdown ...

As a deadly mpox outbreak continues to spread in Africa and other parts of the world, questions are emerging about whether some vulnerable people in the United States may need booster doses of the ...

Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is back in the news. As of early September, the World Health Organization has reported more than 5,000 laboratory-confirmed cases this year. Given the well ...

Van Kerkhove is interim director of the Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Threat Management, Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization. There is a pervasive myth that the ...

SUNGAI BULOH: There will be no national lockdown for monkeypox (mpox) like what was seen during the Covid-19 pandemic, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. He said the government ...

“The WHO cannot and has not ordered governments to prepare for ‘mega lockdowns’ or any kind of lockdown due to mpox,” the organisation said, debunking disinformation that has spread onlin ...

Health secretary Apurva Chandra has issued an advisory urging States and Union Territories to implement measures against Mpox ...

Rwandan health authorities are carrying out contact tracing for hundreds of people to prevent further spread of the disease ...

A mask-wearing mandate or lockdown to control the spread of mpox is not necessary, as the risk of both death and transmission remains low, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, September 9.