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The first case of monkeypox in the current outbreak was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 7. The person in question had recently returned to the UK from Nigeria, where they are believed to have contracted the infection. Since then, further cases have been reported in over…

Those with the monkeypox are infectious to others between the time that symptoms begin showing and when the last scab falls off, Public Health Scotland has advised

UK health authorities on Monday said they had detected 36 more cases of monkeypox in England and the first infection in Scotland.

Contact tracing is understood to be underway as health authorities say that all the correct protocols and guidance are being followed as the patient is treated in hospital.

Contact tracing is underway, Public Health Scotland has said.

The source of the infection is currently not known and Public Health Scotland is working with NHS boards across the country to determine this.

In a poll conducted by the Guardian in August of 2021 about the number of deaths Australians would be willing to accept as restrictions eased, only 3% of respondents felt that 5,000 or more COVID-related deaths per year would be acceptable.

There were 29 more Covid-19 fatalities and 4,099 confirmed new cases reported on Sunday, as the daily figures continued downwards, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Monday.

The Public Health Ministry has set up an emergency operations centre to monitor the spread of the monkeypox virus, which has caused over 100 confirmed cases in at least 12 countries to date.

The Ministry of Public Health has given a loose time frame for when it will decide upon dropping the Thailand Pass for foreigners.

The Scottish Government data, provided by Public Health Scotland, also shows the nine areas in the capital that are 'coronavirus free' including Pilton, Cramond and Gorgie.