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On COVID-19, globally reported cases have increased nearly 30 per cent over the past two weeks. Four out of six of the WHO sub-regions saw cases increase in the last week, Ghebreyesus said at a press briefing Wednesday.

The highest level of warning by the UN health agency currently applies only to the Covid-19 pandemic and polio.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) will make announcements about the new names as soon as possible.

The highest level of warning by the global health body currently applies only to the Covid-19 pandemic, polio and Ebola.

Besides being a resource hub, the centre has achieved heights in capacity building by organising more than 50 workshops and webinars for around 3,500 program managers and academicians.

BA.4 made up 5.4 per cent of the new cases, while BA.5 made up 7.6 per cent, according to CDC estimates.

Further, similar to cases seen in other countries, even in the US there does appear to be a higher risk for gay and bisexual men.

While India has not reported any monkeypox cases as of now, countries like the US, Australia, Canada, and Europe have reported the virus.

Anyone can be infected with monkeypox if they have close physical contact with someone else who is infected.

The WHO European office is concerned that the recent lifting of pandemic restrictions on international travel and events could act as a catalyst for rapid transmission.

The reason, however, has remained "unknown and under investigation", the WHO said in a statement.

Monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted disease. The virus can spread through any kind of sustained skin-to-skin contact with an infected person who has a lesion.

Ghebreyesus said the Covid-19 pandemic had demonstrated why the world needed the WHO

"It is with a sense of dismay and concern that India notes WHO's recent exercise on all-cause excess mortality where our country specific authentic data published by the statutory authority has not been taken into account," said Mandaviya

The global knowledge centre for traditional medicine, supported by an investment of USD 250 million from the Government of India, aims to harness the potential of traditional medicine from across the world through modern science and technology to improve the health of people and the planet.