A rising number of cases, advice to self-isolate — it is all starting to sound eerily familiar. But monkeypox, though potentially dangerous and unsightly, is not yet Covid-19 in March 2020.
The UK has 20 confirmed cases, though this figure is expected to rise. Professor Kevin Fenton, the capital’s director of public health, has urged people to watch out for “unusual rashes or lesions” and to contact NHS 111 before going to a hospital, GP surgery or other health setting.
