The number of people who are testing positive for Covid has almost reached 3.5 million people. Meanwhile, Sadiq Khan expresses fear over the rising number of Monkey pox cases.

The latest figures show a 29% increase in the number of Corona Virus cases since last week's number of 2.7 million infected people across the country was announced.Despite the growing concern, the figures remain well below the UK's record high of 4.9 million reported at the end of March 2022.Dr Mohammed Munavvar told Sky News that his hospital was committed to tackling NHS waiting lists.

He said: "Other patients cannot be admitted and treated, and patients have been waiting for a long time already for their procedures and their treatment is once again getting delayed."That is putting a lot of pressure on the system and on the restorative work, which had started very well."Besides COVID concerns, there has been growing concerns regarding the rise of Monkeypox cases in the UK.

There are currently 1,735 confirmed cases of the disease with a 75% of them being in London. British scientists have estimated that the outbreak is doubling in size every two weeks and they have said it is also likely cases are being undercounted.

The virus seems particularly dangerous because scientists believe that in nearly 80% of monkeypox cases, there is no information about whether or not the person had contact with a confirmed case, meaning the virus is spreading undetected.People with monkeypox often experience symptoms of fever, body aches and a rash; most recover within weeks without needing medical care.

According to the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than 9,600 cases of monkeypox in nearly 60 countries.In a review of the outbreak, Britain's Health Security Agency said there were "no signs of a decline" in the monkeypox cases. The team commented that the virus "continues to be transmitted primarily in interconnected sexual networks of gay, bisexual, or men who have sex with men." The agency continued to say that 97% of monkeypox cases fell in that category and that there was no evidence of sustained transmission beyond that.