With over 200 reported cases and 106 more suspected cases, health authorities around the globe are keeping a close watch on monkeypox. But what exactly is it and how is it transmitted? Who is at risk and are we staring at another pandemic? Newschcker brings you all the details that you need to know.

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A video claiming to show how Coronavirus ‘originated from blood’ cells in a laboratory is going viral on the video-sharing platform TikTok. The video shows a drop of blood on a glass slide, which can be seen multiplying into several droplets in a matter of mere seconds. The Bangla caption accompanying the claim says “The way coronavirus was originated from this blood”.  Newschecker has found the claim to be false. Footage from a Netflix series goes viral on social media with a false claim that coronavirus originated from blood cells in the laboratory.