Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SYDNEY, July 28 (Reuters) – Australia said on Thursday the spread of monkeypox was now a “communicable disease incident of national concern” to allow for a more coordinated response, after the World Health Organization declared a global emergency. for the health. Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said in a statement that the National Incident Center had been activated to strengthen coordination across Australia’s states and territories to manage the outbreak. Kelly said there had been 44 cases of monkeypox in Australia, with most cases in returning international travellers, and worldwide this year there had been 20,311 cases in 71 countries that had no historical cases of monkeypox. He said the disease is less harmful and much less contagious than COVID-19. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by John Mair. Edited by Sam Holmes Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
