US CDC suspects monkeypox virus to be airborne, asks people to wear masks

Officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suspect that the monkeypox virus may be airborne at least for "short distances" and thus have asked people and healthcare workers in close contact to wear masks, media reports said.

The CDC, in its updated guidance last week for travellers, asked people to protect themselves against monkeypox by wearing masks.

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