California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday stated an emergency to fight the increasing cases of Monkeypox in the state.California is the third US state after New York and Illinois to issue an emergency throughout the upper state of the disease.
Governor Newsom said emergency declarations throughout the state would help coordinate better responses to Monkeypox, increase awareness and secure more vaccines.”California works immediately at all levels of government to slow down the spread of Monkeypox, utilizing our strong testing, searching for contact and community partnerships is strengthened during the Pandemic to ensure that they are the most risky is our focus for vaccines, care, and outlets,” said Governor Newsom In a statement.
“We will continue to work with the federal government to get more vaccines, increase awareness about reducing risk, and standing with the LGBTQ community that combats stigmatization,” added Governor Newsom.Last week, San Francisco became the first US big city to declare a local emergency over the Monkeypox outbreak.
“San Francisco shows during the Covid that the initial action is very important to protect public health … we know that this virus has the same impact with everyone – but we also know that those in our LGBTQ community are at greater risk now,” San Francisco Mayor L London N Breed said in a statement.The state of California has so far reported 827 cases of Monkeypox, the second highest in the country after New York. The total number of cases in this country reached 5,811, according to data on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).