The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of WHO, declared the emergency today, adding that although the risk was 'moderate' across the globe it was 'high' in Europe. It follows a worldwide upsurge in cases.
Following WHO's emergency committee meeting on the virus, he announced more than 16,000 cases have now been reported from 75 countries, including five deaths.
