Monkeypox spread may take hold, WHO says

GENEVA－The risk of monkeypox becoming established in nonendemic nations is real, warned the WHO on Wednesday, with more than 1,000 cases now confirmed in such countries.

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the UN health agency was not recommending mass vaccinations against the virus, and added that no deaths had been reported so far from the outbreaks.

"The risk of monkeypox becoming established in nonendemic countries is real," Tedros told a news conference.