mutating into more lethal or transmissable forms. many are now asking whether this could happen with monkeypox. dr rosamund lewis is the head of the smallpox secretariat at the world health organisation. here s her answer to that. we can say that this is a dna virus. it s one of the largest, if not the largest, amongst the largest viruses known. the mutation rate is much lower than for rna viruses, and so it s a very stable virus. so, we don t yet have evidence that there is mutation in the virus itself. so, although monkeypox is a stable virus that doesn t tend to mutate, there are two forms of it the west african, with a mortality rate of around i%, that s according to the world health organisation, and the one from the congo basin, which could have a fatality rate as high as 10%. which could have a fatality we are dealing with the form that comes from west aftica. that means most people will experience milder symptoms, with only around one in every 100 people who catch it developi
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to asia, president biden says the us would intervene militarily in taiwan if china were to invade. and as monkeypox continues to spread across the world, the who says the numbers are still low and can be contained. we begin with the biggest story here in the uk. it s these photos that show borisjohnson drinking at a lockdown gathering in number 10 downing street. you can see he has that drink in hand, and he s standing behind a table with wine bottles and food. here s another he appears to be raising his glass in a toast. there are two more pictures, so four in total. they were released by itv news a few hours ago. here s what we know, as per itv news. this photo was taken during the second strict lockdown on 13 november 2020. it was a leaving do for then director of communications lee cain.