WHO suggests imediate action to contain monkeypox

Plus: A startup could hide data centers in the moon's cavernous lava tubes. May 28, 2022 [Blueprint]( The monkeypox outbreak has been on the agenda for a few weeks already, and it keeps on spreading. Five days ago, as many as 12 nations that are not endemic to the monkeypox virus had reported 92 confirmed cases in total. To prevent another health crisis, WHO warned countries to take immediate action. "We think that if we put in place the right measures now we probably can contain this easily," said Sylvie Briand, WHO director for Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness. Time will tell if we’ll manage to contain monkeypox. Before we dive deep into the case of monkeypox, let’s have a look at the brilliant fighter jet that could exceed Mach 1 in a vertical climb. Good morning. This is Mert, an editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let’s get started. [Play]VIDEO OF THE DAY [This brilliant fighter jet could exceed Mach 1 in a vertical climb]( [Fighter jet.]( Flying it was like "being saddled to a skyrocket." [Must Read]MUST READ [Monkeypox can be contained but immediate action is needed, WHO says]( [Monkeypox.]( [Monkeypox.]( Wikimedia Commons Countries should move swiftly to contain the spread of monkeypox, a senior World Health Organization official said on Friday, [according to Reuters](. "We think that if we put in place the [right measures now]( we probably can contain this easily," Sylvie Briand, WHO director for Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness, told the U.N. agency's annual assembly. "For us, we think that the key priority currently is trying to contain this transmission in non-endemic countries," Briand added, saying that early detection and isolation of cases and contact tracing were necessary to contain the outbreak. Vaccine availability must be shared. For now, the disease can be treated with smallpox vaccines and Briand said states should share information about first-generation stockpiles. The UK first reported a confirmed monkeypox case on May 7. Since then, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has put the number of such cases at 219. However, Briand says that there is good news: “This is not a disease the general public should be worried about. It is not Covid or other diseases that spread fast.” You can find out everything you need to [know about monkeypox here](. [READ MORE [Arrow]]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Linkedin]( [SCIENCE]SCIENCE [A startup could hide data centers in the moon's cavernous lava tubes]( Startup Lonestar Data Holdings wants to [send data centers to the Moon]( back up the world's data and provide Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS). 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