Monkeypox Cases on Rise: Will it Invoke Lockdown-like Situation

With the cases of Monkeypox virus rising across the globe, a wave of fear could be seen amongst citizens. More than 16,000 cases of the disease have now been reported from 75 countries and there have been five deaths so far as a result of the outbreak. In July alone, thousands of cases of monkeypox were diagnosed in dozens of countries, after which it became clear that the outbreak had not stagnated. On July 23, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern.  A public health emergency of international concern is the highest level of alert in the International Health Regulations, but it is not a synonym for a pandemic. The status is a tool for protecting global population health and not a declaration that a global crisis is already happening