‘Avoid sharing towels and razors’ amid rise in people contracting MRSA in community

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UK officials are closely monitoring a rise in superbug cases caught outside of hospitals, after the US warned over spread in gyms and health clubs

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Britons have been urged to avoid sharing towels or razors as officials closely monitor an increase in cases of superbug MRSA being contracted in the community in places such as gyms and health clubs.