Claim: The World Health Organisation has ordered governments to prepare for mega lockdowns due to a deadly monkeypox strain.
Fact-check: No evidence WHO has ordered preparation for mpox 'mega lockdowns' - Full Fact
Verdict: this isn't the case. the who has declared monkeypox, also known as mpox, a public health emergency of international concern but has not ordered any preparation for lockdown. additionally the who does not have the power to impose lockdown mandates.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Charlotte Green
Date published: 2024-08-29T00:00:00