{O/C} {In other news}
The sprawling monkeypox outbreak now afflicting more than 70 countries is threatening to penetrate every nook and cranny of the world, and that's why the World Health Organisation has declared it a global emergency.
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Acting as a "tiebreaker", the WHO chief defied the 9-6 vote against the declaration because he feels the virulent virus is bound to take root through new modes of transmission despite differing cards laid on the table.
The organization's emergencies chief, Dr. Michael Ryan, cautioned against paying scant attention to the current outbreaks.
Monkeypox is likely to spark major outbreaks across the world, with Europe, North America and Africa affected the most.
The CDC in America reported over 16,000 cases in 74 countries since May.
A more menacing version is spreading in Nigeria and Congo.
Here in Hong Kong, authorities are keeping a watchful eye to the spread of monkeypox, but no cases have been reported in town so far.
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