New York became the first city in the US to record more than 100 cases of monkeypox –

New York City became the first place in America to register more than 100 cases of monkeypox by the end of Wednesday, just a week after the annual Pride celebrations.

The city’s health ministry announced seven days ago that it had recorded 119 infections with tropical disease, halfway through the same period.

Before Pride weekend, there was concern that events that drew crowds of more than 2 million could spread monkeypox.

Authorities in San Francisco have linked many Honor-themed parties at nightclubs to disease outbreaks.

The United States has so far recorded 605 cases of monkeypox, mostly in New York, California, and Florida. No deaths were reported.

Before Pride weekend, experts warned people to avoid skin-to-skin contact as much as possible, as the virus is transmitted this way.

But paramedics mostly hid them under the rug, attempting to put up very few posters or put boots on the floor to warn people of the disease.

Before the event, which was labeled “nonsense” – in a city of 8.3 million – only 1,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine were launched.

City health officials have yet to disclose whether the Honor events are linked to monkeypox outbreaks.

But in San Francisco, where about 1.7 million people attended the Pride celebrations, the trail of the falls already dates back to two events.

People who went to Afterglow about nine days ago were warned Monday of possible exposure to Monkeypox.

The next day, Electroluxx, a large party mostly attended by gay men, revealed that at least one participant had since tested positive for the tropical disease.

There is growing concern among experts that monkeypox is “out of control” in the United States.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently runs more than a hundred tests for the virus every 24 hours.

It’s now enrolled in a commercial lab that can produce more than 1,000 a day, but it’s unclear when that number will arrive.

Experts say the poor testing regimen fails to detect many cases, increasing the risk of spreading monkeypox to others.

To contain the epidemic, vaccines are distributed to gay or bisexual men who have sex with multiple partners every two weeks in New York and Washington DC.

Yesterday, New York began offering an additional 6,000 seats to stab against tropical disease.

But within hours, the slots were filled again due to high demand, and many tried to get the vaccine empty-handed.

The launch was also about a “glitch”, some were able to pre-book their jabs, while others were left out of the system.

It comes when the World Health Organization (WHO) announces that it will meet again to evaluate whether the outbreak should be declared an international emergency.

The agency’s top officials met last week but decided not to press the panic button.

However, with concerns that the disease could spread to more at-risk groups, including the elderly and those with pre-existing health conditions, the number of cases in at least 40 countries has risen to over 6,000 worldwide.

Only one death has been reported in Nigeria so far, although the number is feared to rise.

WHO Director Tedros Ghebreyesus announced the decision to meet again and said that they aim to meet again in the week of July 18.

Declaring an international emergency will force the WHO to push for a “coordinated” response among all affected countries.