Today, Monday, French Health Minister Olivier Veran announced that nearly 1,700 people have been infected with the virusmonkey pox All over France, according to French media.
And last May, France detected the first suspected case of the “monkeypox” virus in the Paris / Ile-de-France region, while indications confirm that the virus has spread throughout the world.
The virus, which Britain, Spain and Portugal also announced on its territory, causes symptoms of fever and a rash that leads to the emergence of grains on the skin, and it is usually mild, but there are two dangerous strains of it, one of which leads to deaths of up to 10% and the other to the death of regarding 1% of the infected.
The World Health Organization has declared monkeypox a global health emergency.
The Director-General of the organization, which is affiliated with the United Nations, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said that declaring a state of emergency will help accelerate the development of vaccines and implement measures to limit the spread of the virus.
