"We are in a containment phase."

A second case of monkeypox was confirmed in Ireland in the last 24 hours. The HSE has said that public health teams are carrying out contact tracing for both cases. Cillian de Gascún is director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory and he joined...

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20.08 31 May 2022

"We are in a containment...

"We are in a containment phase."

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20.08 31 May 2022

A second case of monkeypox was confirmed in Ireland in the last 24 hours. The HSE has said that public health teams are carrying out contact tracing for both cases. Cillian de Gascún is director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory and he joined Anton to explain the virus and what is being done to contain the spread.

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