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A worldwide update on the spread of coronavirus covering Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Americas, Middle East And Africa, medical developments and economic impact.

Experts from the WHO and Africa CDC are reporting that monkeypox cases in Africa are not concentrated amongst gay men, unlike most other countries with outbreaks.

India has reported the first confirmed monkeypox death in Asia on Monday this week. The government has assembled a monkeypox task force in an effort to combat the virus's spread.

The Biden administration on Thursday said it was declaring monkeypox a public health emergency, freeing up federal money and other resources to fight the virus.

Multiple states have declared outbreaks of the monkeypox virus to be public health emergencies. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said that Florida "focus on facts."

South Africa's health regulator has reported the country's first causal link between the Johnson and Johnson vaccine and one of their citizens dying from a rare disease called GBS.

As the monkeypox virus continues to spread across the globe, India has reported its ninth infection, just two days after their first confirmed case of the virus.

San Diego county health officials declared a public health emergency over monkeypox on Tuesday due to the vaccine scarcity and rising cases.

A new study presented on Tuesday shows that everyday motion exercises and activities can help senior citizens slow their cognitive decline.

Five children have tested positive for monkeypox in the U.S., though only four of the cases are of U.S. citizens. Medical officials say young children are at greater risk.

Recent studies show that the omicron variant of coronavirus infects children much easier than any other variant, and that loss of smell may predict memory loss.

The results of a study released at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference revealed that eating high-processed foods could lead to a faster rate of cognitive decline.

Indonesia is working to get its foot and mouth disease outbreak under control by the end of this year after the disease wiped out hundreds of thousands of livestock.

Scientists are warning that the coronavirus pandemic is far from over and that more waves of COVID-19 variants, like the BA.5 omicron variant, are on the horizon.

With the monkeypox virus spreading quickly through Mexico and Brazil, some citizens are upset with how their governments are going about getting the virus under control.

In a study out last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said gestational diabetes has risen among pregnant women who gave birth recently. Smart nutrition steps can prevent it.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a State Disaster Emergency in response to the outbreak of the monkeypox virus. There are more than 5,100 U.S. monkeypox cases.

Spain documented the first monkeypox related death in Europe. It was the second recorded monkeypox death outside of Africa, and the fifth reported worldwide in what the WHO has declared a global health emergency.

Reinfections and severe outcomes may be more common with the BA.5 omicron variant compared to other coronavirus variants. Vaccines are also less effective against BA.5.

San Francisco's mayor said the city would declare a local public health emergency over the monkeypox virus as New York's health leader declared it an "imminent threat."