A TOP scientist has warned that nurseries and primary schools in Scotland must be better prepared to deal with monkeypox. This comes as the total number of cases in Scotland rises to almost 70. I don’t think anyone wants their child coming home with this disease.”Another example of why we need Monkeypox prevention guidance at nurseries & schools -> it’s mainly spread by close skin-to-skin contact. Public Health Scotland (PHS) revealed on Friday that there have been 67 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus since May 23. In the UK as of August 4, there were 2768 confirmed cases and 91 highly probably cases of monkeypox in the UK with most in England, particularly London.

Source: Washington Post August 08, 2022 07:34 UTC