No threat of mpox spread in Russia: Authorities

Moscow, Aug 15 (IANS) Russian authorities confirmed on Thursday that the situation is under constant control, and there is no threat of the disease spreading in Russia.

“In Russia, all necessary measures to detect the infection are being implemented timely and systematically. The situation is under constant control, and there is no threat of the disease spreading in Russia,” Rospotrebnadzor, the country’s consumer rights and human well-being watchdog, said in a statement, Xinhua news agency reported.

The statement follows the WTO’s categorisation of the mpox outbreak in Africa as “a public health emergency of