live from london, this is bbc news. ukrainian troops destroy a strategically important bridge in russia's kursk region, making it harder for moscow to supply its forces. the race for mpox vaccines — wealthy nations are urged to share their supplies with africa where hundreds have died from the virus this year. doctors in india embark on a 24—hour strike with non—emergency hospital services brought to a halt today. and indonesia celebrates independence day in its new capital nusantara, 1000 kilometres from sinking jakarta,

but when will it be ready? hello. welcome to the programme. i'm lewis vaughan jones. we start in russia, where ukrainian forces have destroyed a strategic bridge in the kursk region, cutting a supply route, as they continue their incursion into russian territory. in his nightly address, ukraine's president zelensky said: "we see that the occupier is suffering "losses, and this is useful, very useful for our defence." he's described the territory captured by ukrainian forces since they launched their incursion 12 days ago as an "exchange fund", implying they could be swapped for ukrainian regions occupied by moscow. from sumy, near the border with russia, here's our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse. ukraine isn'tjust targeting russian troops, but their supply lines too. a missile makes light work of a major bridge in russia's kursk region. it was a counteroffensive which

surprised just about everyone. apart from the ukrainian paratroopers who've released this footage. complete with dramatic music and muscular armour from when they first overwhelmed a russian border crossing and the soldier manning it. after a blistering land grab in the kursk region, ukraine's gains are starting to slow. russia is diverting resources, like these artillery units, to stem the tide. nevertheless, ukraine is bringing in more troops to consolidate what it's taken. this is the main route from ukraine's sumy region into russia itself. you have to imagine it as an artery. and as advances start to slow, the question becomes, what next? kyiv took this territory relatively easily, with the element of surprise and elite forces. but keeping hold of it, as russia turns its head and redeploys thousands

of troops, that will be very different. arnie signed up to defend ukraine with the full—scale invasion. translation: no-one likes war, we want to finish it. _ i am not keen to fight. but for our ukraine, for our people, we'll stand till the end. anatoly has just returned from russian soil and has noticed a difference in progress. translation: we are still advancing. - it's slowed down a bit, but we are moving forward. as long as we have orders and instructions, we'll keep on moving. anatoly hopes his effort will relieve pressure on other parts of the front line. as of yet, that's not happening. regardless, ukraine's goal seems to be shifting from liberation to producing bargaining chips for a future peace deal, whenever that might be. james waterhouse, bbc news, sumy region.

let's speak to peter dickinson, editor of ukraine alert, atlantic council, a think tank. peterjoins me from kyiv. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the - programme._ will programme. good morning. will aet their programme. good morning. will get their wider _ programme. good morning. will get their wider significance - programme. good morning. will get their wider significance in i get their wider significance in a moment. but first, how important do you think the activities around the bridge have been?— activities around the bridge have been? ~ ., , have been? well, it looks to be potentially _ have been? well, it looks to be potentially quite _ have been? well, it looks to be potentially quite a _ have been? well, it looks to be potentially quite a significant i potentially quite a significant strike. the bridge is a key supply line for a larger area, a relatively large area, of territory, and the border zone. it could be that by taking out this bridge, ukraine could significantly expand the lands under its control inside russia, by cutting it off, essentially, and also there may be a large number which we hear reports of about 700 russian troops who were caught on the wrong side of the bridge, as it were, who may now be, potentially may now fall into ukrainian captivity. so they

would become part of ukraine because it's exchange fund of the pows it is capturing, for the pows it is capturing, for the large number of business that russia holds of ukrainian soldiers. —— number of prisoners. it controls the amount of territory that you controls in russia and also bolsters their possible exchanges. fix, bolsters their possible exchanges.— bolsters their possible exchanaes. �* , ., ., exchanges. a swap or bargaining is premised _ exchanges. a swap or bargaining is premised on _ exchanges. a swap or bargaining is premised on the _ exchanges. a swap or bargaining is premised on the fact - exchanges. a swap or bargaining is premised on the fact that - is premised on the fact that ukraine can hold what it has taken out not too great a cost to ukraine. is that possible? well, that is probably the biggest question now. ukraine made quick gains. it had the element of surprise and was able to move forward rapidly in the initial days of the invasion and it has carved out a chunk of russian territory. this is exactly the key question, whether ukraine is able to hold that or not. russia is bringing in

reinforcements but it seems at this point that vladimir putin is reluctant to withdraw his best units from the front lines of ukraine itself and, at the moment, there are reports that he is bringing in a lot of conscripts from around russia. those conscripts shouldn't be used in combat environment. they have questionable combat capability. it is unclear at this point whether russia will have the power to come in there and push ukraine out. but if vladimir putin does make the strategic critically sensitive decision to bring trips back from ukraine, things will get very tough for ukraine's trips inside russia. they will have a big fight on their hands. russia will go to its scorched earth policy, pummelling through, destroying everything in its way, essentially, with massive artillery barrage is. in that circumstance it would be difficult for ukraine to hold on. be difficult for ukraine to hold em— be difficult for ukraine to hold on. , a ,., ., ~ hold on. peter dickinson, thank ou for hold on. peter dickinson, thank you for coming _ hold on. peter dickinson, thank you for coming on _ hold on. peter dickinson, thank you for coming on the - you for coming on the

programme. the latest from the middle east, now. president biden says a ceasefire in gaza is closer than ever, but it's not there yet. joe biden is sending his secretary of state antony blinken back to the middle east after two days of talks in qatar between israeli officials and mediators from the us, egypt and qatar. negotiators are to meet again next week to try to finalise an agreement between israel and hamas for a ceasefire and the release of hostages. hamas has not yet taken part in the talks, after accusing israel of changing its demands. this is whatjoe biden had to say to reporters as he stopped off in maryland. this is farfrom over. there are a couple of issues i think we have to look at. pare are a couple of issues i think we have to look at.— we have to look at. are you more optimistic _ we have to look at. are you more optimistic now- we have to look at. are you more optimistic now that i we have to look at. are you i more optimistic now that you have been in months past? yes. y? i told have been in months past? yes. y? i told you _ have been in months past? yes. y? | told you that, _ have been in months past? yes. y? | told you that, |_ have been in months past? yes. y? i told you that, i would - y? i told you that, i would soil y? i told you that, i would spoil the _ y? i told you that, i would spoil the surprise. - in the west bank, the funeral has taken place

for a 22 year old palestinian man, shot dead whenjewish settlers stormed his village. the attack took place injit in the north of the occupied west bank and was condemned by the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports no—one knows who made rashid a village hero. he shot the it worker while keeping those armed with stones at bay. translation:— armed with stones at bay. translation: , ., translation: they waited until he died. translation: they waited until he died- the _ translation: they waited until he died. the blame _ translation: they waited until he died. the blame is _ translation: they waited until he died. the blame is more - translation: they waited until he died. the blame is more on l he died. the blame is more on the army because they are not controlling the settlers, they protect them. his controlling the settlers, they protect them.— controlling the settlers, they protect them. his mother said she didn't _ protect them. his mother said she didn't know— protect them. his mother said she didn't know if— protect them. his mother said she didn't know if it _ protect them. his mother said she didn't know if it was - protect them. his mother said she didn't know if it was a - she didn't know if it was a settler or a soldier who fired the fatal shot. rashid's brother mehdi took me to where

he was killed. the village boundary fence, broken in several places. a neighbour said dozens of settlers gathered here last night and that he heard a hail of gunshots. he said he called the israeli army, who took two hours to arrive. the army said they deployed within minutes. residents say the settlers were masked, armed, and organised into groups, some dressed all into groups, some dressed all in black, some all in white. hassan was at home with his family when they came down this road. his surveillance camera caught the moment they confronted him, setting fire to his car and entering is family compound. translation: the? compound. translation: they were all armed _ compound. translation: they were all armed with _ compound. translation: tie: were all armed with automatic weapons, light weapons, pepper spray. their attack was organised. they had a clear goal to kill or burn. here we are unarmed. they have the government supporting them. we

have nothing except ourselves. israel is under fierce international scrutiny over settler violence in the west bank. israel's army said it has launched a thorough investigation into last night's attack. those gathered for rashid's funeral prayers had little faith in justice. rashid's funeral prayers had little faith injustice. the body of rashid is leading a procession of anger through the village. people here trace the violence right back to the behaviour of israeli security forces and the policies of israeli politicians. a palestinian village surrounded by israeli settlements, distrustful of israeli forces. burying their anger along with their grief. that was lucy williamson there. at least six people have been killed by an israeli strike on a residential building in southern lebanon. the lebanese health ministry says three others were injured when the building

was hit in nabatieh city. tensions have soared in the region in recent weeks, after a deadly rocket strike in the israeli—occupied golan heights which israel blamed on hezbollah. israel responded with the killing of a top hezbollah commander in the suburbs of beirut. hezbollah has vowed to retaliate against israel, as has iran, for the killing in tehran of hamas's political chief ismail haniyeh. mohamed taha from bbc arabic is with me in the studio. let's ta ke let's take stock for a moment. the talks that started on thursday, where do you think we are on them?— are on them? this round of talks has — are on them? this round of talks has been _ are on them? this round of talks has been concluded . are on them? this round of l talks has been concluded last evening. all parties agreed they will meet in cairo next week, at some point next week. the americans, as you mentioned, by president biden, they are optimistic. we had the same statements from the american president in november

in this very famous shot holding the ice cream. and now both parties are not happy about the talks. so the israelis are unhappy that the qatari is and the egyptians are not putting enough pressure on hamas to accept the permanent president in gaza and their ability to do operations whenever they want and hamas are unhappy that israel is putting more demands, more conditions, on top of the proposal that was agreed already and endorsed by the un security council resolution number 2735. we security council resolution number 2735.— security council resolution number 2735. security council resolution number2735. ~ ~ , ., number 2735. we will keep our e e on number 2735. we will keep our eye on the _ number 2735. we will keep our eye on the talks _ number 2735. we will keep our eye on the talks next - number 2735. we will keep our eye on the talks next week. i eye on the talks next week. what does it mean for the tension and fighting in the region? tension and fighting in the reuion? , ., ., region? the tension and fiuuhtin region? the tension and fighting in _ region? the tension and fighting in the _ region? the tension and fighting in the region . region? the tension and i fighting in the region never deescalated in the last ten months. however, the parties were gathering in the half or two days in talks. israel kept shelling gaza. last night they

attacked zeitun in gaza, killing more than 20 people. they are also aware of the exchange between as miller and israel in the north of israel, and analysts were saying there is a new trend at the moment, in the west bank, as lucy williamson got the last village was the village in the west bank ofjeet. was the village in the west bank of jeet._ was the village in the west bank of jeet. thank you for brinuain bank of jeet. thank you for bringing us _ bank of jeet. thank you for bringing us no _ bank of jeet. thank you for bringing us up to _ bank of jeet. thank you for bringing us up to date. - bank of jeet. thank you for l bringing us up to date. thank you. that was mohammed taha from bbc arabic. travellers visiting central african countries affected by mpox should consider getting vaccinated against the virus, according to new advice. the disease, formerly known as monkeypox, was declared a global emergency by the world health organization this week, but the european centre for disease prevention and control says the risk of it

spreading elsewhere is low. leigh milner has this report. in the democratic republic of the congo, hospitals like this one are filling up with patients who have m—pox. 0riginally known as monkey pox, the disease can be passed on by close physical contact with anyone with the infection. it causes flulike symptoms and blisters, which is usually clear up into or three weeks. but in a small proportion of cases, it can prove fatal. especially in vulnerable children. translation: irate especially in vulnerable children. translation: we have been shown _ children. translation: we have been shown images _ children. translation: we have been shown images on _ children. translation: we have been shown images on the - children. translation: we have been shown images on the phone and on tv are people who are suffering from the same illness. i am scared and so worried. illness. i am scared and so worried-— worried. so far the m-pox outbreak _ worried. so far the m-pox outbreak centred - worried. so far the m-pox outbreak centred on - worried. so far the m-pox outbreak centred on the l outbreak centred on the democratic republic of congo as lead to over 16,000 cases and over 500 deaths this year.

there is particular concern about a particular type of the virus known as clade 1b which appears to be more virulent and infection than the one because of public health efficiency two years ago. it of public health efficiency two years ago-— of public health efficiency two earsauo. ,,, ., . years ago. it is spreading much more rapidly- _ years ago. it is spreading much more rapidly. we _ years ago. it is spreading much more rapidly. we have - years ago. it is spreading much more rapidly. we have seen . more rapidly. we have seen other spreads. that is one issue. it does have quite a high case fatality rate at the moment. high case fatality rate at the moment-— high case fatality rate at the moment. , ., ., moment. currently there are no cases of the _ moment. currently there are no cases of the new _ moment. currently there are no cases of the new clade - moment. currently there are no cases of the new clade 1b - cases of the new clade 1b variant of m—pox confirmed in the uk, but experts say cases can spread if international action is not taken. health officials are urging countries with m—pox vaccine stockpiles to donate them to countries with ongoing outbreaks. there is a physical— with ongoing outbreaks. there is a physical shortage - with ongoing outbreaks. there is a physical shortage of - is a physical shortage of testing, treatment and vaccines on the continent. the shortages are hampering the ability to contain the outbreak. we are calling for urgent international support to increase access to vaccine stocks and treatment options and to scale up testing and

alert investigation. vaccines a . ainst alert investigation. vaccines against smallpox _ alert investigation. vaccines against smallpox are - alert investigation. vaccines| against smallpox are thought alert investigation. vaccines - against smallpox are thought to prevent or reduce the severity of m—pox because the viruses are quite similar. but there is are quite similar. but there is a shortage of doses in most affected countries. in the uk, it is being offered to those most at risk. leigh milner, bbc news. let's speak to dr stanley deresinski, clinical professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases and geographic medicine at stanford. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the programme._ we| thank you for coming on the - programme._ we have programme. thank you. we have been monitoring _ programme. thank you. we have been monitoring what _ programme. thank you. we have been monitoring what has - programme. thank you. we have been monitoring what has been l been monitoring what has been happening in many different countries in africa. what is your assessment of the situation?— your assessment of the situation? ~ ~ situation? well, the - i think of shakespeare _ situation? well, the - i think of shakespeare in _ situation? well, the - i think of shakespeare in the - situation? well, the - i think. of shakespeare in the tempest saying past is prologue, and we saw what happened when there was a rapid increase of the

clade two study in nigeria than the spread into europe and the rest of the world. that hasn't gone away. it has come down a bit but it is still ongoing. and now with this rapid increase over the last months to year in the democratic republic of the congo with a new variant of the virus, the so—called clade1b, we may be heading down the same path. and, in fact, what happened with the previous version was that the virus was brought to europe by travellers from west africa and we just saw the same sort of thing happen in that. yesterday sweden announced that

they have — they have identified a traveller from africa, infected with the new version of the virus.- version of the virus. given that, what _ version of the virus. given that, what can _ version of the virus. given that, what can countries l version of the virus. given i that, what can countries do? what should they do in your eyes? what should they do in your e es? ., ~ ., ., , eyes? you know, there have been a number of _ eyes? you know, there have been a number of public _ eyes? you know, there have been a number of public health - a number of public health measures locally for countries that were generally implemented with the previous spread of the — of that vision of the virus. the same things could be done to implement — the previous version was largely spread by male to male sex. changes in behaviour would help, but there is a vaccine, there are vaccines, and one vaccine in particular that is used in the united states, which is

reasonably effective in preventing spread. there are recommendations that people who are at risk should get vaccinated.— are at risk should get vaccinated. , ,, ., , vaccinated. ok. dr stanley deresinski, _ vaccinated. ok. dr stanley deresinski, thank - vaccinated. ok. dr stanley deresinski, thank you - vaccinated. ok. dr stanley deresinski, thank you for i vaccinated. ok. dr stanley - deresinski, thank you for going on the programme. i deresinski, thank you for going on the programme._ on the programme. i might mention — on the programme. i might mention one _ on the programme. i might mention one thing - on the programme. i might mention one thing if - on the programme. i might mention one thing if there l on the programme. i mightl mention one thing if there is on the programme. i might i mention one thing if there is a moment, and that is that the standard treatment for infection, although the data hasn't been published, the nih, the national institutes of health and as yesterday that they funded in the congo, that they funded in the congo, that the drug was largely ineffective. which creates another concern going forward. ic. doctor, thank you for coming on the programme. thank you. coming on the programme. thank ou. a 24—hour nationwide strike by doctors in india is expected to bring all non—emergency hospital services to

a halt today. it's in protest against the brutal rape and murder of a young female colleague in a kolkata hospital a week ago. thousands of people took to the streets of kolkata and other indian cities on friday demanding justice. the violent assault on the 31—year—old has reignited national outrage at the chronic issue of violence against women. doctors are demanding the implementation of the central protection act, a bill to protect healthcare workers from violence. let's hear from some of those protesting on friday. translation: women of this country are — translation: women of this country are being _ translation: women of this country are being wronged i country are being wronged daily. i don't understand what we achieve after studying for so many years. whether you are rich or poor, educated or uneducated, everybody�*s fate is the same. creditors can do anything they want to women in this country. there is no justice. there is no action. translation: we justice. there is no action. translation:— justice. there is no action. translation: we want all healthcare _ translation: we want all healthcare professionals i healthcare professionals protected. they are being assaulted and we can't do

anything about it. we don't feel safe — anything about it. we don't feel safe right _ anything about it. we don't feel safe right now - anything about it. we don'tj feel safe right now because many— feel safe right now because many times— feel safe right now because many times we _ feel safe right now because many times we are - feel safe right now because many times we are no i feel safe right now because i many times we are no duties, working — many times we are no duties, working round _ many times we are no duties, working round the _ many times we are no duties, working round the clock, i many times we are no duties, working round the clock, we i many times we are no duties, i working round the clock, we do 36 hours — working round the clock, we do 36 hours duty. _ working round the clock, we do 36 hours duty, like, _ working round the clock, we do 36 hours duty, like, 36- working round the clock, we do 36 hours duty, like, 36 hours. 36 hours duty, like, 36 hours duty— 36 hours duty, like, 36 hours duty shifts _ 36 hours duty, like, 36 hours duty shifts there _ 36 hours duty, like, 36 hours duty shifts there for- 36 hours duty, like, 36 hours duty shifts there for us. if. duty shifts there for us. if this— duty shifts there for us. if this happened _ duty shifts there for us. if this happened inside i duty shifts there for us. if this happened inside thel this happened inside the hospital. _ this happened inside the hospital, that _ this happened inside the hospital, that is - this happened inside the hospital, that is like i this happened inside the hospital, that is like a i this happened inside the i hospital, that is like a second home — hospital, that is like a second home to _ hospital, that is like a second home to us _ hospital, that is like a second home to us. where _ hospital, that is like a second home to us. where are - hospital, that is like a second home to us. where are we i hospital, that is like a second i home to us. where are we safe now? _ to the us now, where vice president kamala harris has said she'll build an economy that offers opportunities to working americans. speaking in north carolina, the democratic presidential nominee pledged to fix america's housing shortages and bring down grocery prices. she called for the first—ever federal ban on so—called "price gouging", saying she'd take on companies who continue to charge high prices as inflation falls. many of the big food companies are seeing their highest profits in two decades. and while many grocery chains pass along these savings, others

still aren't. along these savings, others stillaren't. look, i know along these savings, others still aren't. look, i know most businesses are creating jobs, contributing to our economy, and playing by the rules. but some are not. and that isn't right. and we need to take action when that is the case. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal has more on kamala harris. she has been accused of being all style and no substance. this was her first opportunity to show americans what a president harris would look like, how would you govern, what would have first 100 days look like? as she unveiled proposals on how she would try to lower the cost of living. and what struck me about her speech was that she had much more of an easy way of talking about policy by simple sentences, examples from her own life. in a way that president biden was being accused of dubbing of the do

so, the vision wasn't hugely radicalfrom his, but she delivered her speech in about half—an—hour, shorter than president biden, shorter than the speeches that donald trump has been giving recently on the economy. ms harris also accused donald trump of coming up with proposals that would only benefit rich people, billionaires, the executives of big corporations. donald trump has tried to tie kamala harris to the cost of — the cost of living going up, and to inflation as well. both of them are really going hard on the economy. the economy is the number one issue for voters. the polls suggest it is the one thing they really care about going into this election. and they both have delivered speeches in north carolina, a key battleground state where polls suggest that ms harris and mr trump are statistically tired. but when it comes to the economy, polls suggest that voters trust donald trump a lot more on that.

thanks to nomia for that. the duke and duchess of sussex have spoken to schoolchildren in spanish, as they continue their four—day tour of colombia. more from our south america correspondent ione wells. a colombian spectacle to greet prince harry and megan. they spent the second day of the trip to columbia meeting more young people at this school, known as one of the top schools in the world. the focus of this trip has been to highlight their campaigns to make the internet safe for children. they were shown activities these children do to help their physical and mental health. it comes after megan said on the first visit that being a mother drove her to help keep children safe online. i drove her to help keep children safe online.— safe online. i look at it through _ safe online. i look at it through the _ safe online. i look at it through the lens i safe online. i look at it through the lens of i safe online. i look at it i through the lens of what my children, our children are going to adopt, as they grow older. and how we can keep them safe, because i do believe all of us agree, despite whatever

disparities there might be throughout the world, no—one contests the fact that we want to keep our children safe. band to keep our children safe. and prince harry — to keep our children safe. and prince harry said _ to keep our children safe. and prince harry said he _ to keep our children safe. and prince harry said he was worried about how quickly false information spread on the internet. information spread on the internet— internet. for as long as people are allowed — internet. for as long as people are allowed to _ internet. for as long as people are allowed to spread - internet. for as long as people are allowed to spread lies, i internet. for as long as people are allowed to spread lies, to i are allowed to spread lies, to abuse and to harass without consequence, then social cohesion is, as we know it, is completely broken down. journalists weren't allowed to any of the events that the couple did on the second day of their visit to colombia. they brought their own camera team which they said was to ensure that events were represented accurately. but what that means is all that we can see of the events they have done is what they want us to see, much like a lot of the events that members of the royal family do. their team shared these images with us of their visit in the afternoon. they met colombia's invictus games team, the sports competition prince harry founded. it is for wounded,

sick, or injured soldiers, past and present. they will be leaving robert up for the northern coastal city of cartagena. that is it on bbc news. hello there. we're into a fine, settled spell of weather now, just in time for the weekend, and we should see a lot of sunshine around on both saturday and sunday, especially across england and wales. winds light in the south, always a bit fresher further north — that's because scotland is closer to this area of low pressure over iceland, but the azores high bringing plenty of sunshine and lighter winds to england and wales. but it will be quite a cool start to saturday morning — cool and fresh with temperatures in single digits out of towns and cities. but there'll be plenty of sunshine to begin the day. cloud tending to bubble up into the afternoon and that will bring a few showers to northern and western scotland and northern ireland through the day, where it'll stay quite breezy, but light winds further south. temperatures

here 21t—25 degrees. mid to high teens across the north. maybe 20 degrees across northeast scotland. now, the showers tend to fade away across most of the north, the odd one continuing across the highlands through saturday night. lengthy clear skies again. light winds to the south, so it's going to be another fresh night to come with 7—12 degrees. for sunday, the azores high across the south just nudges up a little bit further northwards, so large parts of england and wales, maybe northern ireland, southern scotland will see lighter winds. but still quite breezy across the north and west of scotland where, again, we'll have a few showers, and a few showers perhaps for northern ireland, maybe just one or two across western england and wales, but similar sorts of temperatures — mid 20s in the south and mid to high teens further north. now, as we head out to sunday to monday, our area of high pressure begins to get squeezed out in towards the near continent as low pressure takes over across western areas. it goes downhill through

the day across the north and the west, wetter and windier, but central and eastern parts of the country will stay dry. plenty of sunshine and light winds, too. further north and west, it will be turning blustery with that rain, so temperatures here high teens at best. quite warm and turning increasingly humid across the southeast — 25, maybe 26 degrees. tuesday looks more unsettled generally across the country, could even see a few showers in the southeast. it'll be a breezier day to come but the heaviest of the rain will tend to be across the north and west of scotland. temperatures here again mid to high teens, up to around 20—21t in the south. further areas of low pressure will cross the country, bringing wet and windy spells to the north and west, but it should tend to stay largely dry, quite warm, humid and breezy across the southeast.

this is bbc news. the headlines: doctors in india are holding a nationwide strike in protest at the rape and murder of a colleague in a kolkata hospital last week. the country's biggest medical association says only emergency hospital services will be available until sunday evening. the european centre for disease prevention and control has advised travellers visiting areas of africa affected by a new strain of mpox to get vaccinated. it says the risk of the disease spreading everywhere is low, despite the world health organization recently declaring the mpox outbreak a global emergency.