New York state governor declares emergency over spread of monkeypox

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The governor of the State of New York Kathy Hochul late on Friday declared an emergency in the state over the continued spread of
monkeypox.I am declaring a State Disaster Emergency to strengthen our ongoing efforts to confront the monkeypox outbreak,& Hochul
tweeted. She added that more than one in four monkeypox cases in the United States are in New York, also having a disproportionate impact
on at-risk groups, Reuters reported.As of July 29, New York state had a total of 1,383 confirmed orthopoxvirus/monkeypox cases, according to
New York Department of Health&s website.Earlier on Friday, Brazil and Spain reported the first monkeypox-related deaths outside Africa,
Reuters reported. The World Health Organization last week declared a global health emergency, its highest level of alert, over the
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