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Health: WHO gives new names to monkeypox variants

WHO gives new names to monkeypox variants (File Photo)

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced new names for variants of the monkeypox virus that are currently in circulation. This is to avoid causing any cultural or social offense, the WHO explained in a statement.

A group of global experts convened by the WHO decided on the new names.

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