Mpox under control here for now, say health experts


PETALING JAYA: Even though the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared an outbreak of monkeypox as a global health emergency for the second time in two years, the situation in Malaysia is not too worrying for now, say health experts.

WHO had declared an emergency for mpox in 2022. Such declarations pave the way for international efforts to curb the spread of the virus.

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