The World Health Organization (WHO) says it will keep its alert for mpox at the highest level amid a surge in cases. A WHO committee made up of about a dozen independent experts made the decision at a meeting in Geneva on Friday,

Decision comes as Mpox cases surge, particularly with the spread of the clade Ib variant beyond its origin in the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring African nations, Europe, and Asia

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that M-Pox will continue to be classified as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), citing a resurgence in cases and the virus’s ongoing geographic spread.

Following a meeting today of the World Health Organization (WHO) mpox emergency committee, the head of the WHO accepted the group’s recommendation that the outbreaks still warrant a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations.

The WHO had convened a meeting of its Emergency Committee and, agreeing with its advice, the WHO Director-General has determined that the upsurge of mpox continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern.

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that mpox remains a public health emergency of international concern due to a surge in cases and the virus's continued spread across regions. The decision follows a meeting of the WHO’s Emergency Committee, which advised maintaining the high-alert status initially declared in August.

Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Friday that the mpox virus continues to constitute an international public health emergency.

There have been more than 46,000 suspected cases across Africa and more than 1,000 suspected deaths; Canada has reported its first case of clade 1 mpox; the WHO has now approved of a Japanese mpox vaccine for use in children The Mpox outbreak continues to represent a public health emergency,