Confirmed monkeypox cases in the UK have more than doubled to 57.
The figure, released by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on Monday, was an increase from the previously confirmed 20 cases.
There are 56 confirmed cases in England and Scotland confirmed its first case on Monday.
Northern Ireland’s Public Health Agency and Public Health Wales each said they have had no confirmed cases.
Health officials said that while the outbreak is “significant and concerning”, the risk to the UK population remains low.
The Government has stocks of the smallpox vaccine which is being offered to very close contacts of those affected….