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New monkeypox advice issued by UK Health Security Agency ahead of cases update

Contacts of monkeypox cases at high risk of having caught the infection should now self-isolate for 21 days

Chronicle Live

Monkeypox: UK Health Security Agency issues fresh advice ahead of cases announcement

Close contacts are now being asked to self-isolate for 21 days

Manchester Evening News

Monkeypox: UK Health Security Agency issues new advice ahead of cases update

Contacts should now self-isolate for 21 days as more cases being detected 'on a daily basis'

Wales Online

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New monkeypox guidance tells high-risk close contacts to isolate for 21 days

The UK Health Security Agency recommends isolation for those who have had ‘unprotected direct contact or high-risk environmental contact’.

The Independent UK

Monkeypox: Close contacts of those infected should self-isolate for three weeks, says UKHSA

Close contacts of monkeypox cases with a high risk of exposure should self-isolate for up to three weeks, according to new guidance from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

Evening Standard

UK monkeypox isolation rules explained with 21 day quarantine for those at highest risk

Guidance introduced in 2018, following the discovery of the UK's first monkeypox cases, state that contacts are assessed on a case-by-case basis, with those at risk urged to avoid the immunocompromised, children under 12 and pregnant women

Daily Mirror

Belgium becomes the first country in the world to introduce monkeypox quarantine

The virus has swept through Europe in the past fortnight, with 20 cases confirmed in the UK and nine other countries confirming outbreaks

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UK monkeypox cases double in a day as health secretary gives update on the virus

In recent weeks, the disease has been identified in several non-endemic countries in recent weeks, including Britain, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Canada and the United States.

Edinburgh Live

Doctor warns of rising monkeypox transmission with 'more cases every day'

A UK health official says monkeypox is spreading between people.

Daily Record

Child in intensive care with monkeypox as cases rise again

"Monkeypox could fill the ecological niche left by smallpox" experts have warned

Bristol Post

More monkeypox cases detected in UK ‘on daily basis’, says scientist

Twenty cases confirmed in UK amid reports of child being admitted to intensive care in London hospital

The Guardian - UK

More cases of monkeypox detected daily as disease spreads through communities

There have been 20 confirmed cases in the UK so far

Wales Online

Doctor warns of rising monkeypox transmission with ‘more cases every day’

Dr Susan Hopkins, of the UK Health Security Agency, said updated figures for the weekend will be released on Monday.

The Independent UK

Monkeypox: UK ‘detecting more cases on a daily basis’, says doctor

Monkeypox, which is related to the now eradicated smallpox virus, is endemic in parts of west and central Africa

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Just 1 in 55 had Covid last week - but two new Omicron variants now 'of concern' say Government experts

Covid cases still seem to be falling fast, but it's too early to say if two new Omicron variants could have a serious impact.

The Independent UK

Monkeypox: Scientists ‘stunned’ by spread of virus in Europe and North America

‘This is not the kind of spread we’ve seen in West Africa, so there may be something new happening in the West,’ one expert said

The Independent UK

Monkeypox: What we know about rare virus as more cases confirmed around globe

Tropical disease now detected in UK, US, Canada, Australia Spain and Portugal

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland PHA explains Monkeypox and its potential risk

A number of cases of Monkeypox have been diagnosed in England

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The Independent UK

Child hepatitis cases up to almost 200, say public health officials

‘It’s important that parents know the likelihood of their child developing hepatitis is extremely low’ says UKHSA

Evening Standard

Monkeypox: WHO emergency meeting amid ‘largest outbreak ever’ of disease in Europe

The World Health Organization was due to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the monkeypox outbreak after more than 100 cases were confirmed or suspected in Europe.

Edinburgh Live

Monkeypox alert in Spain after eight suspected cases at popular holiday destination

Spain have issued an alert following multiple suspected Monkeypox cases in Madrid, with five confirmed cases recently reported from Portugal, two popular holiday destinations.

Chronicle Live

Urgent hunt under way for source of current monkeypox outbreak now largest ever seen in Europe

The latest thinking is that the main carrier is probably smaller animals, such as rodents

Evening Standard

Two new Omicron variants classified as variants of concern

Two types of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been classified as variants of concern in the UK, it was announced on Friday.

Daily Mirror

UK hepatitis cases rise to 197 with majority kids under 5 as parents warned of symptoms

There is no evidence of any link between hepatitis to the coronavirus vaccine - the majority of cases are under five years old and are too young to have received the vaccine

The Guardian - UK

Mystery childhood hepatitis outbreak in UK may have peaked, doctors say

197 children have been diagnosed with the acute illness this year, with 11 needing a liver transplant

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