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Second case of monkeypox confirmed in Wales

A second case of monkeypox has been identified in Wales, public health officials have confirmed. The latest positive test comes a week after the first case of the virus was confirmed in the country. Dr Graham Brown, consultant in communicable ...

03 Jun 2022 at 15:53

First monkeypox cases confirmed in Wales and Northern Ireland

First monkeypox case confirmed in Wales

The monkeypox virus has now been identified across the UK with the first recorded cases in Wales and Northern Ireland. Health officials in Wales confirmed their first case on Thursday morning, before the Public Health Agency in Northern ...

26 May 2022 at 13:53

Wales to end last remaining Covid-19 regulations

People in Wales will no longer be legally required to wear face coverings in health and social care services from Monday. First Minister Mark Drakeford is set to announce on Friday that the country will end its last remaining ...

27 May 2022 at 03:43

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First monkeypox case recorded in Northern Ireland

The first case of monkeypox have now been identified in Northern Ireland, and also one in Wales. Health officials in Wales confirmed their first case on Thursday, while the PA news agency understands a case has also now been ...

26 May 2022 at 16:33

Number of cases of hepatitis in children being investigated rises to 108

The number of cases of hepatitis among children under the age of 10 being investigated has risen to 108, health officials have confirmed. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it, Public Health Scotland, Public Health ...

21 Apr 2022 at 13:55

90 cases of monkeypox confirmed in UK

Eight more cases of monkeypox have been identified in England, health officials said, as the first cases of the virus were recorded in Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the new cases ...

26 May 2022 at 18:39

106 cases of monkeypox confirmed in the UK

Sixteen more cases of monkeypox have been identified in England, health officials said. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the new cases bring the England total since May 7 to 101, and the UK total to 106. ...

27 May 2022 at 17:10

Restriction on high fat, sugar and salt products to fight Welsh ‘obesity crisis’

Restrictions on the placement and price promotion in shops of high fat, sugar and salt products are to be introduced from as early as next year to tackle Wales’ “obesity crisis”. The new law is aimed at improving ...

27 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Give children nicotine gum or patches to help quit vaping, say health officials

Vaping-addicted children should be given nicotine patches or gum to help them break their addiction, public health officials have said. A report by Public Health Wales (PHW) – one of the organisations that makes ...

18 Apr 2024 at 11:19

Probe begins after visitors to farm petting sessions suffer parasitic infection

An investigation has been launched after dozens of people who attended calf and lamb feeding and petting sessions at a farm contracted a parasitic infection. Public Health Wales said on Wednesday that it was ...

30 Apr 2025 at 20:23

Cryptosporidium outbreak at Cowbridge farm reaches 81 cases

An outbreak of a parasitic infection linked to public animal feeding sessions at a popular farm in South Wales has now affected 81 people, with health officials urging the public to take hygiene precautions ...

14 May 2025 at 18:13

Schoolgirls in Wales report problematic social media use double that of boys

Secondary school-aged girls in Wales have much higher rates of self-reported problematic social media use than boys, research shows. The differences were most pronounced in Year 9 and Year 10, with one in ...

09 May 2025 at 00:01

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