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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Monkeypox: High-risk contacts of cases advised to self-isolate for three weeks and avoid children

via REUTERS

The UK government has released new guidance which says people with the fast-spreading monkeypox virus, and high risk contacts, should self-isolate for three weeks and avoid contact with children under 12.

Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by an infection with monkeypox virus that was previously rarely seen outside of west Africa.

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