UK health officials have cautioned that the country is facing a "significant" increase in infections, and that the government's reaction is "critical" in halting the spread. Meanwhile, Belgium has begun monkeypox quarantines.
After three instances of monkeypox were reported in Belgium, the country became the first to implement a compulsory 21-day monkeypox quarantine for people who come into contact with the virus.
According to the Daily Mail, the infections were all connected to a festival in Antwerp, Belgium's port city, and Belgium is now one of 14 nations where the virus has been verified (in addition to suspected, but not confirmed cases in Austria and Greece).
Source: BNO
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"It is a concern in that if it were to spread it would be consequential," he said from Osan Air Base in South Korea, where he was talking with troops ahead of his Asia ...