This means that all doctors in England are required to notify their local council or local Health Protection Team if they suspect a patient has Monkeypox. Laboratories must also notify the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) if the virus is identified in a laboratory sample.
The move is intended to help manage the spread of the virus following a rise in the number of cases in the UK and globally. As of Monday 6 June, there were 302 confirmed cases of Monkeypox in the UK. However, the UKHSA continues to maintain that the risk to the general public ‘remains low’.
Grandir, which operates 50 nurseries including the Kiddi Caru settings, said it has written Monkeypox into the group’s policy now that it is a notifiable disease. As per NHS guidance, Grandir would exclude a child with the virus from its nurseries until any scabs are dry and healed - similar to chickenpox.
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