It was the first time the chief of the U.N. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the decision to issue the declaration despite a lack of consensus among experts serving on the U.N. Last week the World Health Organisation declared Monkeypox a global health emergency, meaning it now views the current outbreak as enough of a significant threat that a coordinated international response is needed. It comes after sexual health services, particularly in the capital, have been forced to cut back or even suspend walk-ins and other services as they struggle to cope with being on the frontlines of the outbreak. Huge queues for a walk-in jab service were pictured at Guy's Hospital in central London on Saturday, with similar scenes witnessed last weekend. Several countries have now begun launching vaccination drives aimed at men who have sex with men, who continue to be the most at risk group. While the average age of patients in Spain is 37, the age of those who have been infected range from 10 months old to 88. Several countries have now begun launching vaccination drives aimed at men who have sex with men, who continue to be the most at risk group (Pictured: Long queue forms at Guy's Hospital in central London on Saturday)Įight deaths have now been reported as part of the outbreak, with five occurring in African nations where the virus is endemic.Įxperts in Spain said the strain of the virus currently plaguing the country is from Nigeria and is less fatal than those seen in other parts of the continent.īut Alfredo Corell, professor of Immunology at the University of Valladolid warned: 'We are facing the possibility of seeing more deaths.' He had serious immune system complications and was hospitalised at the Eduardo de Menezes Hospital in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, at the time of his death Thursday.
It followed the death a 41-year-old male in Brazil. He has not been identified but health authorities said he died from encephalitis associated with the disease, a serious condition which causes the brain to become swollen.
It comes after a 'middle aged' man from Alicante, in the Valencia region, became the first death in Europe on Friday. The country's Ministry of Health confirmed the fatality on Saturday as its number of infections grew to 4,298, making it the world leader in terms of caseload outside of the US. The regions of Madrid and Catalunya count the most cases, with 1,656 and 1,406 respectively.Īt least 120 Monkeypox carriers have required hospitalisation in Spain, reported El Mundo, representing 3.2 per cent of cases, as one expert warned more deaths can be expected. Spain has confirmed its second death from Monkeypox as the number of cases worldwide continues to climb - and just days after the WHO declared the outbreak a 'global health emergency'.
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