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WHO Europe chief says mpox ‘is not the new COVID’

GENEVA: The Europe chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that mpox, declared a public health emergency of international concern by the health body, “is not the new COVID.”

“Mpox is not the new Covid, regardless of whether it’s pox…

Philippines detects 1st mpox case this year

ANKARA: The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus, the first since December last year, health authorities said on Monday.

The patient is a 33-year-old man who has no travel history outside the country, the state-run Philippine News Ag…