The head of the Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, assured that “with the appropriate measures”, the outbreak of the disease “can be stopped”.
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A slowdown is looming. More than 50,000 cases of monkeypox have been recorded since it began in May, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday (August 31). The outbreak recorded before the summer mainly affects North America and Europe. According to the organization’s dashboard which lists all confirmed cases, there were 50,496 cases and 16 deaths as of August 31.
In the United States, as in Europe, the number of infections seems to be slowing down. “These signs confirm what we have said time and time again from the beginning: with the right measures, this outbreak can be stopped”WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference.
He noted that several countries in the Americas were still seeing the number of cases increase but rejoiced “to see a continued downward trend in Canada”. US health authorities also reported a slight slowdown on Wednesday. In Europe, the manager highlighted the good results obtained in Germany and the Netherlands. “We don’t have to live with monkeypox”if the right steps are taken, he concluded.