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WHO declared the situation an international public health emergency on July 23. - 123RF Photo

Monkeypox is yet another global health crisis fuelled by US governmental neglect, said an op-ed on the website of American media Truthout. - 123RF Photo

While vaccines have helped lower hospitalisations and deaths from Covid, which first emerged in China in late 2019, the current jabs are mainly aimed at the earlier strains of the disease. - AFP pic

Healthcare and activists holds signs as they stage a protest outside of the San Francisco Federal Building on A 08, 2022 in San Francisco, California for more access to monkeypox vaccines. Americans are now crossing the border to Canada to get their shots. (Photo by JUSTIN SULLIVAN / AFP)

This file photo taken on July 12, 2022 shows a vial of monkeypox vaccine during a vaccination event at the Pride Center in Wilton Manors, Florida. Photo by Joe Raedle/AFP.

Foreign workers to undergo a health screening to prevent the transmission of urban malaria - BERNAMA Photo

The virus is called Langya henipavirus or LayV, and patients reported symptoms that include fever, fatigue, cough, nausea and headaches. - Photo: 123RF

On Thursday, Kim Jong Un's sister, Yo Jong, blamed these activities for the country's Covid outbreak, saying they were a "crime against humanity". - Photo Source: Getty Images

Using snap lockdowns and mass testing, China is the last major economy still pursuing the goal of stamping out the virus completely.

North Korea has recorded nearly 4.8 million infections since late April, with just 74 deaths for an official fatality rate of 0.002 percent. - 123RF Photo