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Can Monkeypox outbreak evolve into a pandemic like Covid-19?

Monkeypox cases in Britain have almost tripled as further infections continue to be reported in the United States. It comes as sexual activity at raves in Europe may have sparked the international monkeypox outbreak, a leading advisor to the World Health Organisation has said.

Monkeypox will not cause the same kind of world-shaping disease outbreak as Covid, according to public health officials.