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Blood samples are drawn from a boy who didn't display any sign of monkeypox despite his all family has been contaminated, while at a quarantine area of the centre of the International medical NGO Doctors Without Borders (Medecins sans frontieres - MSF), in Zomea Kaka, in the Lobaya region, in the Central African Republic on October 18, 2018. Monkeypox is a contagious disease, without remedy, which heals itself, but who can kill if not treated in time. Since May 2018, the monkeypox virus, which spreads in tropical Africa, has become a "public health threat" in the Central African Republic, according to the Pasteur Institute of Bangui. (Photo by CHARLES BOUESSEL / AFP) (Photo by CHARLES BOUESSEL/AFP via Getty Images)

WHO: Africa’s Monkeypox Spread An ‘Emergency Of International Concern’

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Monkeypox (Mpox) to be an international health emergency after a new strain of the virus has rapidly spread across Central Africa in only a few short months.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 20: Homeless migrants wait in line to receive food and clothing donations in Tompkins Square Park on January 20, 2024 in New York City. Last month, the New York City imposed a new rule forcing single migrant adults to leave the shelter system after 30 days. During the cold winter weather, individuals and mutual aid groups volunteered to help the migrants and brought food and warm clothing. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

NYC: Illegal Immigrants At City Hall Demand Better Free Food, Long-term Housing, More Accommodations

Despite the fact that tens of billions of tax dollars are being spent on their care, illegal immigrants, many of whom are from Venezuela and Africa, came to a meeting in New York City on Tuesday with concerns that the free food, shelter, and language accommodations they are receiving are insufficient for their needs.