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Members of the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Greens and Scottish National Party called on Health Secretary Steve Barclay to stop the monkeypox outbreak in Britain.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the change comes after evidence showed only a 'relatively small number' of contacts in the UK developed monkeypox.
Monkeypox will be rebranded, the World Health Organization confirms, after scientists called for a new non-discriminatory term for the virus.
A total of 524 Britons have now caught monkeypox UK health chiefs have revealed as 45 countries are now reporting cases or suspected cases of the virus.
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) bosses are now advising anyone who develops a new rash or blister to quarantine and call 111 - and not to leave isolation 'until you've been told what to do'.