U.S. San Francisco declares state of emergency in response to spread of monkeypox

SAN FRANCISCO, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Officials of San Francisco, in the western U.S. state of California, declared a state of emergency on Thursday in response to the growing spread of monkeypox across the city.

"We want the flexibility to be able to use our resources to best serve the public and protect health," San Francisco Health Officer Susan Philip said.