Is another mega risk building up for global economy?
mpox cases are now being reported outside Africa too.
Sweden has confirmed its first case of mpox on Thursday just as Pakistan reported three cases. China's customs administration said it will monitor people and goods entering the country for mpox for the next six months. Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Thursday it was ready to produce up to 10 million doses of its vaccine targeting mpox by 2025,
The WHO’s declaration of mpox as a global health emergency aims at galvanizing action and resources to mitigate the spread of the virus.
More cases likely in Europe
WHO warned further imported cases of the new, more dangerous mpox strain in Europe were likely, after Sweden announced the first such infection outside Africa in an outbreak that has killed hundreds in the DR Congo. The WHO's European regional office in Copenhagen said it was discussing with Sweden how best to manage the newly detected case. «The confirmation of mpox Clade 1 in Sweden is a clear reflection of the interconnectedness of our world,» it said in a statement. «There are likely to be further imported cases of Clade 1 in the European region over the coming days and weeks, and it is imperative that we don't stigmatise travellers or countries/regions. Travel restrictions and border closures don't work and should be avoided,» it added.
China to monitor arrivals of people, goods for mpox virus
Health risk emerges in a vulnerable global economy
Before the covid pandemic broke out, the World Bank expected global GDP to grow by
