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NEW DELHI: There is moderate risk of monkeypox outbreak in WHO South-East Asia Region but there are still many unknowns about the virus and authorities need to stay alert and be prepared to roll out an intense response to curtail further spread, the health agency's regional director Dr. Poonam K. Singh said on Monday. "Monkeypox cases are being reported from multiple countries. Risk of monkeypox globally and in WHO South-East Asia Region is assessed as moderate but the potential of its further international spread is real. The WHO is regularly reviewing available data with its laboratory and other expert groups,"...
