What can I say; it is all so predictable? No sooner did monkeypox swing out of the trees of some bioweapon’s lab – and everyone is admitting how unusual the outbreak is for a disease that was once found primarily in bush meat, mainly rodents, not so much monkeys – and now there are lockdowns, not of the general population yet, but I will bet my monkey it will come. Song for today is by The Beatles, “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey” (1968).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyV3zCq1OHM
“Belgium has become the first country to introduce a compulsory 21-day monkeypox quarantine – as 14 countries now confirm outbreaks of the viral disease and doctors warn of a ‘significant rise’ in UK cases
Those who contract the virus will now have to self-isolate for three weeks, Belgian health authorities have said, after three cases were recorded in the country.
The infections, the first of which was recorded on Friday, are all linked to a festival in the port city of Antwerp.
It comes as doctors have warned that the UK faces a ‘significant’ rise in infections and the government’s response is ‘critical’ in containing its spread.
Dr Claire Dewsnap, president of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV, has also said the outbreak could have a ‘massive impact’ on access to sexual health services in Britain.
Sajid Javid yesterday revealed another 11 Britons had tested positive for the virus, taking the total to 20.
The cases include a British child currently in a critical condition at a London hospital, while a further 100 infections have been recorded in Europe.”
No monkeying around anymore, that’s for sure.