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avoid skin to skin contact with others, such as hugging and kissing. contact NHS 111 or a sexual health clinic if they develop a fever or any of the other symptoms described below. It means the latest guidance is proportionate to the latest transmission risks identified and is in line with advice from the WHO, other European countries and the CDC.įor category 2 and category 3 close contacts we now recommend people: The change is being implemented in response to latest data showing that a relatively small number of close contacts have gone on to develop monkeypox and a lack of evidence of transmission outside of close intimate or sexual contact, now that more epidemiological information is available. This means close contacts won’t need to isolate at home if they don’t have symptoms. UKHSA guidance for close contacts of a confirmed monkeypox case has been updated. It also includes a breakdown of cases in England by region, which demonstrates that a high proportion of cases are in London. It shows that as of 18 July 2022, there were 2,137 confirmed cases in the UK. UKHSA has published the latest epidemiological overview for the ongoing monkeypox outbreak. I’m looking forward to her next chapter.Latest UKHSA procures more than 100,000 additional vaccine doses and updates close contact guidance as monkeypox cases rise to 2,137 “She’s a superb interviewer and engaging presenter, and I’m thrilled that we are keeping her on our screens and airwaves. Her incisive commentary, tough questioning and astute insight have guided our audiences through the last seven years,” he said. “Laura has been an outstanding BBC political editor throughout the most turbulent political times in living memory. The BBC director general, Tim Davie, paid tribute to Kuenssberg. The surprise decision by Andrew Marr to leave his Sunday morning political interview programme has opened up a vacancy in that slot, which has often been linked to Today’s Nick Robinson. If Kuenssberg does join the Today programme then the Radio 4 show would have six presenters, more than it has had in recent years, prompting internal BBC speculation that one of the current hosts could be moving to another job. But after nearly seven years and what feels like decades’ worth of headlines, it’s time for the next move.” “I’ll miss the daily drama, and our wonderful team in Westminster, immensely. It’s been incredible to occupy the chair during a time of such huge change and to try to make sense of it for our viewers, listeners and readers online.
Kuenssberg said: “I’ve been so lucky to do the best daily reporting job in the business, with the best colleagues anyone could wish for. In 2017, after concerns for her safety, she was forced to attend the autumn party conference season with a bodyguard.
She found a new audience by appearing on the Brexitcast podcast throughout the lengthy negotiations on the UK’s departure from the EU but also faced accusations of bias from across the political spectrum. Kuenssberg’s time as BBC political editor, during which she covered a febrile period of politics including the Brexit referendum and two general elections, has coincided with enormous scrutiny of how the broadcaster’s political journalism shapes the national news agenda. Julian Knight, the Conservative chair of the culture select committee, has already suggested the BBC should look outside the corporation and hire a journalist who is “much more pro-Brexit”. The BBC will face pressure from politicians over its choice for the job – a far cry from the relatively quiet internal BBC recruitment process that led to Kuenssberg’s appointment in 2015. Potential internal candidates to succeed Kuenssberg include the deputy political editor, Vicki Young the returning North America editor, Jon Sopel and the economics editor, Faisal Islam, who previously covered politics at Sky News. An announcement on who will fill that position is expected soon, with interviews completed in recent weeks. The job of choosing the new political editor will be one of the first key decisions to be made by the BBC’s next director of news. Kuenssberg’s departure comes at a tricky time for the broadcaster, which is under immense political and financial pressure from the government.