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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Benjamin Lynch

First monkeypox signs and will there be a lockdown as high-risk people advised to isolate

More cases of monkeypox have been confirmed around the world and health authorities are rapidly responding to the virus.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has advised anyone who is at risk of catching the virus should isolate for 21 days, as part of a ramping up of test and trace efforts.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), those considered high-risk are people who have had face-to-face contact without PPE with someone infected, direct physical or sexual contact, or contact with contaminated materials like clothing or bedding.

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