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Monkeypox: Cases rise to almost 700 in London as Pride attendees issued warning

Before attending any events or parties, people are being advised to check for blister-like spots and rashes

Evening Standard

Expert on what you need to do now as new wave of Covid starts

'If you were taking precautions earlier in the year that you’ve since dropped, it would be wise to think about picking these up again'

Wales Online

UK Covid levels rise 30% in a week to estimated 2.3m cases

Number of infections in week ending 25 June highest since late April, with experts expecting fresh wave later in year

The Guardian - UK

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Covid cases in the UK have risen by more than 30 per cent

2.3 million estimated infections last week in UK, says Office for National Statistics

The Independent UK

'Covid is everywhere': Over 400 admitted to Greater Manchester's hospitals in a WEEK as coronavirus cases soar

Medics from the region say that 'Covid is everywhere' at the moment as more and more people test positive

Manchester Evening News

Covid: What is the new BA.5 subvariant and what are the symptoms?

The coronavirus subvariant is spreading rapidly across the UK with case numbers rising

Evening Standard

Public health doctor urges those with monkeypox symptoms to avoid London Pride

Professor Kevin Fenton has urged people with monkeypox symptoms to stay home and not attend Pride events this weekend.

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Salmonella shuts down world's biggest chocolate factory that supplies Nestle and Hershey

The Belgian-based Barry Callebaut factory - which produces chocolate for Hershey, Mondelez, Nestle and Unilever - has suspended operations after salmonella bacteria was found in its factories

Daily Mirror

Older Covid-19 patients in hospital on the rise in England

The growing prevalence of the virus is likely to cause fresh disruption to public services

Wales Online

Covid-19 hospital admissions among older age groups continue to rise

The growing prevalence of the virus could cause fresh disruption to public services.

The Independent UK

Polio was recently detected in sewage in the UK – here's what else scientists look for in our wastewater

We recently learned that poliovirus had been detected in sewage in north and east London between February and May 2022. Poliomyelitis (polio) is an infectious disease that can cause paralysis and death, mainly in children.

The Conversation

Pride: Stay at home if you have monkeypox symptoms, says London doctor

Professor Kevin Fenton, London’s top public-health doctor, said anyone with swollen glands and blisters should stay at home

Evening Standard

Zoe Covid study: Covid rates approaching record levels due to BA.5 strain

Cases jumped by 27 per cent from the previous week when there were 225,464

Evening Standard

What are the symptoms of the BA4 and BA5 Omicron variants and how widespread are they?

BA.4 and BA.5 have already triggered a rise in infections in the UK, with experts warning that the country is already in the midst of its fifth coronavirus wave with nearly 300,000 people infected each day

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The Conversation

The tide of the COVID pandemic is going out – but that doesn't mean big waves still can't catch us

In February, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the public would have to get used to “living with COVID”, and announced the phasing out of all COVID-related restrictions over the following months. For many people, life since then has begun to return to something resembling normal.

The Independent UK

Monkeypox mutating 12 times faster than expected amid warning UK cases could hit ‘60,000 a day’

‘We expect cases to rise further in the coming days and weeks,’ the UKHSA says

Liverpool Echo

More than 1,000 cases of Monkeypox now confirmed in the UK

Figures are expected to continue to rise further in the coming days and weeks

Evening Standard

Scientists develop monkeypox PCR test that delivers results in 90 minutes

The test will help health authorities monitor community transmission of the virus

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The Independent UK

Where did monkeypox come from?

Tropical disease has now infected over 1,000 people in Britain and been detected in many more countries around the world

The Independent UK

Where have monkeypox cases been reported in the UK?

Total number of infections continuing to rise across Britain

The Independent UK

Monkeypox signs and symptoms: What to look for and how it spreads

Tropical disease originating in Africa has spread across the world since May

Liverpool Echo

Symptoms and how to get tested for Lyme disease if you get bitten by a tick this summer

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that can be passed onto humans when they are bitten by an infected tick

Wales Online

After Covid, monkeypox and polio - watch out for 'Disease X'

With the UK at the start of what scientists are calling the 'pandemic era', there are warnings that the next viral threat could be much worse than anything we have experienced so far

Manchester Evening News

Monkeypox cases in Greater Manchester rise as disease found in three boroughs

There are now more than 900 cases across the UK

Daily Mirror

New Covid variants emerge as cases rise and Government 'keeping an eye on them'

The latest wave is being driven by the newer variants BA.4 and BA.5, which now make up more than half of all new Covid-19 cases in England, new data shows

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