Since the virus was first detected on May 6, 305 cases have been logged in England, while Scotland has reported 11, two have been spotted in Northern Ireland and three in Wales. London remains the epicentre of the outbreak, which has now almost reached 40 countries. No further details were given but gay and bisexual men 'remain disproportionately affected', officials said. His comments come as UK Health Security Agency bosses today confirmed 18 more infections in England since Monday, and one in Scotland. Speaking after being knighted by the Prince of Wales for services to public health, he noted that monkeypox 'doesn't spread as well as Covid' and 'rarely' causes severe disease. Sir Andrew did not specify what he meant. However, he warned that actions were still needed to contain it. Sir Andrew Pollard, who helped develop the AstraZeneca vaccine, said that the tropical virus outbreak does not pose the same threat as Covid. The UK's monkeypox outbreak requires a 'substantial public health response', one of the country's leading Covid experts argued today as cases in Britain hit 321. Sir Andrew Pollard (pictured today after being knighted by the Prince of Wales for services to public health), who helped develop the AstraZeneca vaccine, said that while the tropical virus outbreak does not pose the same threat as Covid, a strong response is needed to control it
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