Sexual health clinics have stopped people walking in altogether
Monkeypox can be spread when someone is in close contact with an infected person. The virus can enter the body through broken skin, or through the eyes, nose or mouth.
Dr Claire Dewsnap, a consultant in genitourinary medicine and president of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV, said staff in sexual health clinics were "already under significant pressure" and monkeypox was making that situation worse. Clinics elsewhere are asking only those with an unusual rash to call ahead so they can be seen in separate areas.
Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Friday that the UK was stocking up on smallpox vaccine doses to help protect some groups against the virus.
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