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Thursday, July 21, 2022
Prepared by Messenger Staff

WHO so-called A state of emergency has been declared due to the increase in cases of monkeypox

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global emergency in the field of health over the monkeypox epidemic.

The decision of the organization is related to the increase in cases of infections with the monkeypox virus in the world. WHO made the decision to declare a state of emergency after the end of the second meeting of the special committee convened on the virus.

According to Tedros Ghebreyesus, director general of the organization, more than 16,000 cases of the virus have been registered in 75 countries. As a result of the virus, 5 people have died.

“According to the World Health Organization, the risk of spreading the so-called monkeypox globally and in all regions is moderate, except for Europe, where we assess the risk as high,” said Ghebreyesus.

On June 15, the first case of monkeypox virus was recorded in Georgia.



Within a day of the grain unblocking agreement, Russia bombed the port of Odessa

A day after Kiev and Moscow agreed on the export of wheat from Ukraine, Russia bombed the port of Odessa.

According to Friday's agreement, Russia promised not to target the port as long as ships loaded with grain were moving here.

The agreement was described by the United Nations as a ray of hope in the face of several months of war.

The Southern Command of the Ukrainian Army announced that on July 23, at dawn, 2 bombs fell in the port of Odesa, and 2 more were neutralized by air defense.

Andriy Yermak, the head of President Volodymyr Zelensky's office, condemned the attack and accused Russia of "systematically creating a food crisis."

“The Russian missile is Vladimir Putin's spat on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Erdogan, who made enormous efforts to reach an agreement and to which Ukraine is grateful,” said the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Oleg Nikolenko.