Health officials will announce the latest number of UK monkeypox infections today, as government guidance says close contacts of cases with the highest risk of exposure should self-isolate for 21 days.
Monkeypox is spreading in the UK through community transmission and new infections are now being detected on a daily basis, a senior doctor has warned.
Officials are expecting a "significant rise" in infections this week, after the total increased to 20 on Friday.
Dr Susan Hopkins, a chief medical adviser from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), told the BBC...
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