On July 23 of this year, the WHO (World Health Organisation) Director-General declared the escalating global monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
According to the organisation, the "vast majority of reported cases are in the WHO European Region" as health experts work closely together in a bid to "address the outbreak with the required urgency."
According to Gov.uk, up to 1 August 2022 there were 2,672 confirmed and 87 highly probable monkeypox cases in the UK: 2,759 in total. Of these, 65 were in Scotland, 24 were in Northern Ireland, 32 were in Wales and 2,638 were in England.
