MONKEYPOX patients should avoid any contact with their pets for 21 days, according to new advice from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). So far, 106 people in the UK have been confirmed as infected with the virus. Gerbils, hamsters and other rodents could be particularly susceptible to the disease and the concern is it…

Not surprisingly, public hospitals currently have limited capacity to provide very basic services against the backdrop of a worsening turnover of critical staff like doctors and nurses who are going to other countries in search of greener pastures.
