Third monkeypox case in Delhi
The HinduThe national capital reported its third confirmed case of monkeypox on Tuesday, prompting the Delhi government to increase the number of hospitals with isolation wards for admitting such patients to six from one. The patient does not have a recent travel history to a foreign country and is currently admitted at the Delhi government-run Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan or LNJP Hospital. on alert The government has set up 20 isolation rooms in LNJP Hospital, 10 isolation rooms each in GTB hospital, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital, Kailash Deepak Hospital, MD City Hospital and Batra Hospital, Tughlakabad. Mr. Sisodia sought to play down fears on account of monkeypox being a communicable disease, urging Delhiites to follow the precautions “The Delhi government has geared up to fight even a potential monkeypox outbreak.