The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed that 16 more cases of the monkeypox virus have been detected in England.
It brings the total cases in the UK to 106 since new cases were first identified on May 7. So far, there have been three confirmed cases in Scotland, one in Wales and one in Northern Ireland.
Health officials are urging people experiencing unusual rashes or lesions, particularly if they have had a new sexual partner, to limit their contact with others and get in touch with NHS 111 or their local sexual health clinic. While cases are rising across the UK, the UKHSA affirms that the risk to the population "remains low" as the virus does not spread easily.
