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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rebecca Speare-Cole

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: New monkeypox guidance tells high risk close contacts to isolate for 21 days - Caught on Camera

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Contacts of monkeypox cases at high risk of having caught the infection should self-isolate for 21 days, latest government guidance says.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) guidance now recommends that people who have had “unprotected direct contact or high-risk environmental contact” should isolate for three weeks.

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