Biden said in South Korea, while speaking with a group of reporters before he boarded Air Force One for Japan, Reuters reported.The president’s remarks come as numerous outbreaks of monkeypox were reported in Africa, followed by other reported cases in Europe and the U.S."We’re working on it, hard to figure out what we do," added Biden.RELATED: What is monkeypox? Scientists stunned by cases in US, EuropeWhile there are at least 80 confirmed cases of the disease worldwide and another 50 suspected cases, the U.S. has only confirmed a pair of cases after a man in Massachusetts was diagnosed with the disease.
Another man in New York City also tested positive for monkeypox.SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 21: U.S. President Joe Biden (R) speaks during a meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol at the presidential office on May 21, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea.
(Photo by Jung Yeon-Je - Pool/Getty Images) Cases have been reported in Britain, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the United States, Sweden, and Canada, all by individuals who reportedly had no travel history with Africa. France, Germany, Belgium, and Australia also reported confirmed cases this week.While no monkeypox-related deaths have been reported, the worldwide phenomenon has baffled medical experts."I’m stunned by this.
Every day I wake up and there are more countries infected," said Oyewale Tomori, a virologist and World Health Organization advisory board member.RELATED: 4 UK men infected with 'rare and unusual' cases of monkeypox, health officials sayElectron microscope image of various virions (virus particles) of the monkeypox virus taken from human skin, 2003. Courtesy CDC/Goldsmith.
Biden said in South Korea, while speaking with a group of reporters before he boarded Air Force One for Japan, Reuters reported.The president’s remarks come as numerous outbreaks of monkeypox were reported in Africa, followed by other reported cases in Europe and the U.S."We’re working on it, hard to figure out what we do," added Biden.RELATED: What is monkeypox? Scientists stunned by cases in US, EuropeWhile there are at least 80 confirmed cases of the disease worldwide and another 50 suspected cases, the U.S. has only confirmed a pair of cases after a man in Massachusetts was diagnosed with the disease.
Russia began his opening remarks at a meeting of trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group in the Thai capital, officials said.A Japanese official said Japan’s Trade Minister Koichi Hagiuda and his counterparts from the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and Canada walked out of the meeting in Bangkok to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. Canada will help rebuild Ukraine’s health system battered by war: Duclos A statement from the office of New Zealand Trade and Export Growth Minister Damien O’Connor said he walked out “in protest at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has slowed the region’s economic recovery from COVID and made it harder for people in the region to get food on their tables.