The monkeypox cases are also increasing in Germany. Now the WHO has spoken out. A pandemic cannot be ruled out.
- Cases in Germany: Monkeypox are also increasing in this country. More than 30 diseases have now been registered.
- WHO says: Whether there will be a pandemic is still uncertain. Very little is currently known about the monkeypox virus. However, I couldn’t corona be compared.
Berlin – monkey pox continue to increase in Germany. The first case was confirmed in Munich on May 19. The virus has now spread to six federal states.
The number of infections detected is currently increasing every day. While the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) listed 21 cases for Germany on Monday (May 30), a day later, on Tuesday (May 31), there were already 33 confirmed cases. The current outbreak of monkeypox is the largest and most geographically widespread outbreak ever reported outside of the endemic areas of West and Central Africa.
Monkeypox in Germany: the majority of cases have not been seriously ill to date
According to the German Press Agency (dpa), the RKI has not yet provided more detailed information on the cases of monkeypox in Germany. However, most of those infected should not be seriously ill, according to the news agency. While the number of cases is increasing, the number of affected states has remained unchanged, an overview:
- Cases of monkeypox have been reported in these federal states:
- Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Bavaria
- Berlin
- Hesse
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Source: dpa (as of May 31)
But the cases of monkeypox are not only increasing in Germany. The British health authority also announced an increase on Monday (May 30). Accordingly, currently in Great Britain 180 cases have already been reported.
- Monkeypox in Germany
- First confirmed case: May 19, 2022
- Cases on Monday (May 30): 21 cases in Germany
- Cases on Tuesday (May 31): 33 cases in Germany
- Source: RKI
Monkeypox in Germany: WHO has not yet ruled out a pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) is also concerned with monkeypox. The question of whether the current situation will lead to a pandemic cannot be answered at this point in time, the WHO said on Monday (May 30). However, it cannot be ruled out. “We don’t know, but we don’t think so,” said Rosamunde Lewis, WHO technical director for monkeypox. The American broadcaster CNBC quotes the WHO as saying that there is currently a time window in which the increase in cases can be contained.
However, the WHO sees the risk of a further spread of monkeypox, especially at upcoming festivals and large parties. “The potential for further transmission in Europe and elsewhere in the summer is high,” said WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Henri Kluge in a statement. Festivals and celebrations in the coming months would also offer the opportunity to raise awareness of the disease among young, sexually active and mobile people and to strengthen protective behavior.
We don’t want people to panic or be scared thinking it’s like Covid or maybe worse.
Little is currently known about the rise in monkeypox in the western states. However, the virus disease should not be associated with the corona virus be confused, it is said. Risks to the general public would remain low, WHO said, according to CNBC. Whether the cases will continue to take place in Germany remains to be seen. (Lucas Maier)
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