The Latest Breaking News from UKHSA

First monkeypox signs and will there be a lockdown as high-risk people advised to isolate

Cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in over 12 countries and those who are at high-risk of catching the virus from a close contact have been advised to isolate

Daily Mirror · May 23, 2022

Is monkeypox deadly? What you need to know about the virus

THE first case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Scotland, as the total grows across the UK.

The National (Scotland) · May 23, 2022

Monkeypox symptoms you should look out for as first Scottish case confirmed

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) guidance now recommends that people in close contact should isolate for three weeks.

The National (Scotland) · May 23, 2022

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 · May 23, 2022

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 · May 23, 2022

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 · May 22, 2022

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 · May 22, 2022

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 · May 22, 2022

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 · May 22, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · May 22, 2022