An increasing number of municipalities are declaring health emergencies over monkeypox, with Los Angeles and San Diego issuing declarations this week.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved declaring a local emergency (pdf) over monkeypox on Tuesday. It came as health officials in the county said a child in Long Beach contracted the virus.
“The proclamation of local emergency is to help our county do all that we can to get ahead and stay ahead of this virus,” LA County Board of Supervisors Chair Holly J. Mitchell said.
Also on Tuesday, San Diego County declared a public health emergency for monkeypox, according to a declaration (pdf) signed by the county’s director of Public Health Services….