Out and About July 2022 issue199
Welcome to the July 2022 edition of the most popular free leisure read in Costa Blanca Spain, Out and About Magazine Costa Blanca. Read and relax with interesting articles and to find some great restaurants and local businesses. What is going on in the local areas of Moraira, Calpe, Javea, Benissa and Altea the \areas is known as the Marina Alta Costa Blanca. You can find the handy A5 printed version of Out and About magazine, at local bars, cafes, shops, and restaurants which you can keep with you when you are out for a walk or sitting on the beach.
Welcome to the July 2022 edition of the most popular free leisure read in Costa Blanca Spain, Out and About Magazine Costa Blanca. Read and relax with interesting articles and to find some great restaurants and local businesses. What is going on in the local areas of Moraira, Calpe, Javea, Benissa and Altea the \areas is known as the Marina Alta Costa Blanca. You can find the handy A5 printed version of Out and About magazine, at local bars, cafes, shops, and restaurants which you can keep with you when you are out for a walk or sitting on the beach.
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DAWN BLYTHE<br />
JULY <strong>2022</strong> | 49<br />
virus will become endemic in Europe, like<br />
it is in some African countries. However,<br />
at present there is no evidence to say that<br />
the virus spreads through the air, so a<br />
p<strong>and</strong>emic as we have recently seen with<br />
Covid-19 is unlikely.<br />
Transmission of Monkeypox is<br />
through close personal contact,<br />
including those sharing a household<br />
<strong>and</strong> healthcare workers. The virus<br />
can be spread by animals carrying the<br />
virus or via clothes/linens/towels<br />
which have been in contact with fluid<br />
from a Monkeypox sore.<br />
At the time of writing, confirmed<br />
cases of Monkeypox in Spain have<br />
increased from 22 to 120 in just 1<br />
weekend. The Spanish Health Minister,<br />
Carolina Darias, said the government<br />
would purchase Imvanex vaccine, which<br />
is made by the Danish company Bavarian<br />
Nordic, to help curb the spread of the<br />
virus. So far, the majority of cases have<br />
been reported in the region of Madrid,<br />
most of them traced to an adult sauna that<br />
has since been closed, with other cases in<br />
the Canary Isl<strong>and</strong>s. So far, there are no<br />
confirmed cases in the Valencia region.<br />
The government has not disclosed how<br />
many doses of the vaccine it will buy,<br />
but those purchased will be distributed<br />
amongst the autonomous regions <strong>and</strong><br />
given to those deemed to be most at risk of<br />
contracting the virus.<br />
People with Monkeypox usually recover<br />
without treatment. The strain currently<br />
circulating in Europe has a fatality<br />
rate of around 1%; there have been no<br />
deaths reported in the current outbreak.<br />
Monkeypox is more likely to cause severe<br />
illness in children, pregnant women <strong>and</strong><br />
immunocompromised people.<br />
People who think they might have<br />
Monkeypox should refrain from close<br />
social contact until they are tested. Highrisk<br />
contacts of known cases should<br />
isolate <strong>and</strong> self-monitor for symptoms<br />
for up to 21 days. Those with confirmed<br />
Monkeypox must isolate, abstain from<br />
sexual activity <strong>and</strong> avoid close physical<br />
contact until the rash heals completely,<br />
as advised by the European Centre for<br />
Disease Prevention <strong>and</strong> Control (ECDC).<br />
· Article by Dawn Blythe S.R.N. R.M.<br />
· The Family Medical Centre, Albir. 966 865 072<br />
· www.albirfamilymedicalcentre.com
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