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UK: 2 million people suffering with Long Covid

An estimated 2 million people living in private households in the UK (3.1% of the population) were experiencing self-reported long COVID as of 1 May 2022. More...

June 1, 2022June 2, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Alpha, Coronavirus, Delta, England, Europe, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, London, Long Covid, Northern Ireland, Omicron, Research, Scotland, Side Effects, Symptoms, Transmission, UK, Wales

Monkeypox: 86% of UK cases are in London

Of 190 confirmed cases identified from 6 to 30 May, 183 were in England, 4 were in Scotland, 2 were in Northern Ireland and 1 was in Wales. More...

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com England, Health, Healthcare, Infection, London, Monkeypox, Northern Ireland, Research, Scotland, Symptoms, Transmission, UK, Wales

UK: Monkeypox cannot be eradicated by vaccination alone due to animal reservoirs

“Monkeypox has a wide range of hosts, which has allowed it to maintain a reservoir… it therefore cannot be eradicated by human vaccination alone.” More...

May 31, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Africa, Animals, Cats, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dogs, England, Health, Infection, London, Monkeypox, Mustelid, Northern Ireland, Quarantine, Rabbits, Rats, Reservoir, Scotland, Spillover, Symptoms, Transmission, UK, Vaccine, Wales, Zoonosis

UK: Principles for monkeypox control

The UKHSA has issued new guidance on the control, transmission and biology of Monkeypox cases. More...

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com England, Europe, Facemasks, Health, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, London, Monkeypox, Northern Ireland, PCR, PPE, Quarantine, Research, Scotland, Symptoms, Testing, Transmission, UK, Wales

UK: Monkeypox classified as an airborne high consequence infectious disease

The UK has classified Monkeypox as a high consequence airborne infectious disease In a recently updated document by the UKHSA, along with MERS, Nipah virus, SARS1 and Pneumonic plague. More...

May 29, 2022May 29, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com England, Europe, Health, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, London, Monkeypox, Northern Ireland, PPE, Scotland, Symptoms, Transmission, UK, Wales

Ninety Monkeypox cases across the UK

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected 8 additional cases of monkeypox in England on 26th May 2022. More...

May 26, 2022May 27, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com England, Europe, Healthcare, Imvanex, Infection, London, Monkeypox, Northern Ireland, PCR, Scotland, Superspreader events, Testing, Transmission, UK, Wales

Sue Gray report: Rampant alcohol abuse at the heart of the British government

The Sue Gray report into breaches of the lockdown regulations by Boris Johnson and members of his government has finally been published. More...

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, England, Health, Lockdown, London, Superspreader events, Transmission, UK

England: 420,000 children a month treated for mental health problems

More than 400,000 children and young people a month are being treated for mental health problems – the highest number on record – prompting warnings of an unprecedented crisis in the wellbeing of under-18s. More...