On the 27th, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, said that the monkeypox epidemic still constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern". This is the decision announced by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus upon the recommendation of the Emergency Committee of the International Health Regulations (2005). He also released a series of revised interim recommendations regarding the monkeypox epidemic, including epidemic response, epidemic monitoring, establishing coordination mechanisms, and strengthening related scientific research. Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease. The initial symptoms of monkeypox infection in humans include fever, headache, muscle soreness, back pain, and swollen lymph nodes, which can later develop into a widespread rash on the face and body. Most infected individuals will recover within a few weeks, but there are also cases of severe illness or even death. Since May 2022, more than 100 countries and regions worldwide have reported cases of monkeypox. The World Health Organization declared the monkeypox outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern" in July of the same year, which was not lifted until May 2023. On August 14, 2024, the World Health Organization once again declared the monkeypox outbreak as a "public health emergency of international concern". The communiqu é issued by WHO on the same day said that a new, more deadly strain of monkeypox virus was spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and had spread to neighboring countries that had never reported monkeypox cases before, such as Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. (New Society)