Claim: The WHO chief declares that Mpox is no longer a global health Emergency in a video of August 2024.
Fact-check: An old WHO video on MPox status from July 2023 is falsely shared as a recent announcement - FACTLY
Verdict: the viral video is an old video from the who, dating back to july 2023, it is not a recent announcement. in this video, who chief dr. tedros adhanom ghebreyesus announced the end of the public health emergency declared in july 2022 over an outbreak of the infectious disease mpox, which causes symptoms such as fever, aches, low energy, and painful, pus-filled skin lesions. the viral video is not recent. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Nitish Kumar Dhonge
Date published: 2024-08-29T13:01:25