Monkeypox patients have been warned to stop having sex while they have the virus as top public health agencies issue new advice in a bid to stop the spread.
It comes as a further 71 cases of monkeypox have been detected in England, as of May 29 according to the UKHSA, bringing the total number confirmed in England since May 7 to 172. Fresh guidance released on Monday, May 30, by health chiefs also urges patients to use condoms for eight weeks after virus during any sexual activities to manage transmission of the disease, and to avoid close contact with others until their lesions have healed and any scabs have dried off.
The new measures were agreed by the UK’s four public health agencies: the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Public Health Scotland (PHS), Public Health Wales (PHW) and Public Health Agency Northern Ireland (PHA).
