Category: Wales
UK: 18 more children diagnosed with sudden onset hepatitis, total now 240
“Active investigations have identified a further 18 confirmed cases since the last update on 27 May, bringing the total number of cases in the UK to 240, as of 7 June.” More...
Monkeypox: Cleaning Sex-on-Premises venues
Official UK guidance for owners, managers and staff about cleaning sex-on-premises venues in the UK. More...
UK: Mothers with Monkeypox advised to give birth by Caesarean section
Pregnant women with monkeypox in the UK will be advised to have C-sections and be separated from their baby in hospital. More...
UK: Monkeypox is a notifiable disease from 8 June 2022
Monkeypox is to be listed as a notifiable disease in law in the UK from 8 June 2022. More...
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...
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...
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...
UK: Principles for monkeypox control
The UKHSA has issued new guidance on the control, transmission and biology of Monkeypox cases. More...
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...
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...