The world is currently experiencing the largest outbreak of the disease known as monkeypox outside of the countries where it regularly circulates.

FILE - In this Nov.26, 2020 file photo, French Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot speaks during a press conference on easing of Covid-19 restrictions, in Paris. France's high-profile culture minister has been hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19, the latest government member to be infected as the nation tips into a third wave of the coronavirus. President Emmanuel Macron, infected months earlier but never hospitalized, announced Tuesday that France would accelerate its vaccination campaign, dropping eligibility from age 75 to 70. Bachelot, a former health minister and talk show regular, is considered one of France most popular ministers. Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire and Trade Minister Franck Reister were infected in the past.