Delhi directs 3 pvt hospitals to create 10 isolation rooms for monkeypox cases
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi directs 3 pvt hospitals to create 10 isolation rooms for monkeypox cases

Live Mint  

After Delhi reported its third monkeypox case on Tuesday, the city government directed 3 private hospitals to create at least 10 isolation rooms for the infected individuals - 5 for management of suspected cases of monkeypox and 5 isolation rooms for management of confirmed cases of monkeypox. So far, a total of 8 cases of monkeypox have been reported from India, 5 from Kerala and 3 from Delhi. Following the first death in India, the Centre formed a taskforce team that will be tracing all the monkeypox cases in the country. Until now close to 20,000 monkeypox cases have been officially reported from 80 countries.

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Monkeypox: Two positive cases reported in Kerala with travel history to THIS country
1 week ago

Monkeypox: Two positive cases reported in Kerala with travel history to THIS country

India TV News  

Kerala's Health Minister Veena George announced on Wednesday that two cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the state. The two men, who had recently returned to Kerala from the United Arab Emirates, tested positive for the disease. Since 2022, 33 confirmed cases of Mpox – 17 from Kerala, 16 from Delhi – have been reported, he said in a …

Monkey pox outbreak: Bengaluru airport on high alert, staff conduct tests for international passengers
3 months, 1 week ago

Monkey pox outbreak: Bengaluru airport on high alert, staff conduct tests for international passengers

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport is on high alert after India’s first monkeypox case was detected in New Delhi and screening tests for international passengers are underway. Monkey pox outbreak: Bengaluru airport on high alert, staff conduct tests for international passengers In an announcement, Bangalore International Airport Limited said, “Keeping the global Mpox situation in mind, Bengaluru airport is fully prepared …

Monkeypox under control, but travelers urged to be cautious
3 months, 1 week ago

Monkeypox under control, but travelers urged to be cautious

China Daily  

China has effectively controlled monkeypox after it reported its first case in June 2023, and the infectious disease is currently in low prevalence on the mainland, according to the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration. To better prevent and control the disease, China has launched health promotion campaigns to let individuals who plan to visit overseas destinations recording monkeypox outbreaks …

First mpox case in India stable, isolated at Delhi hospital
3 months, 2 weeks ago

First mpox case in India stable, isolated at Delhi hospital

Hindustan Times  

India’s first mpox patient, diagnosed with the disease on Monday, is currently isolated at a special facility at Delhi’s Lok Nayak Hospital and is undergoing treatment, health minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Tuesday. “The man recently travelled from a country experiencing the ongoing mpox transmission and is currently isolated at a designated tertiary care facility. The Lok Nayak hospital has …

India reports its first suspected monkeypox case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

India reports its first suspected monkeypox case

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A suspected case of Mpox, or monkeypox, has been reported from one of the designated hospitals to manage the disease in the country, the Union health ministry said on Sunday, adding that further investigations are currently underway to confirm the diagnosis in a man who has a history of travelling to one of the affected African countries. Health …

Mpox outbreak: Isolation ward set up at Vijayawada hospital for people with mpox symptoms
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Mpox outbreak: Isolation ward set up at Vijayawada hospital for people with mpox symptoms

The Hindu  

An isolation ward, comprising six beds, for people showing the symptoms of monkeypox has been set up at the new Government General Hospital in Vijayawada. It may be noted that the World Health Organisation declared mpox outbreaks in Congo and other places in Africa a global emergency 10 days back. Assistant Professor, General Medicine, GGH, Naga Chakravarthy, said the symptoms …

Maharashtra health dept issues guidelines for prevention, surveillance of monkeypox
4 months ago

Maharashtra health dept issues guidelines for prevention, surveillance of monkeypox

Hindustan Times  

Amid the World Health Organisation announcement of monkeypox as a global health emergency, the state public health department issued guidelines for surveillance and management of the disease on Monday. Dr Radhakishan Pawar, joint director of health services, said, a single infected patient is considered an outbreak of monkeypox, so each case should be investigated by a rapid response team. “Close …

Monkeypox: Prithviraj Chavan demands strict testing, quarantine protocol at Mumbai airport
4 months, 1 week ago

Monkeypox: Prithviraj Chavan demands strict testing, quarantine protocol at Mumbai airport

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, Amid concerns over Monkeypox, Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, demanding strict testing and quarantine protocol at the Mumbai airport for passengers from high-risk countries. Monkeypox: Prithviraj Chavan demands strict testing, quarantine protocol at Mumbai airport The World Health Organisation has declared Monkeypox a public health emergency, and the virus has now reached …

'Begin strict Monkeypox screening at Mumbai airport': Former Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan to government
4 months, 1 week ago

'Begin strict Monkeypox screening at Mumbai airport': Former Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan to government

India TV News  

Days after Pakistan reported three cases of Monkeypox—a virus declared a public health emergency of international concern—Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday has called for stringent testing and isolation protocols at Mumbai Airport for passengers arriving from high-risk countries. Taking to X, Chavan shared a copy of the letter he sent to Chief Minister Eknath …

Union Health Minister Nadda reviews India’s preparedness for monkeypox
4 months, 1 week ago

Union Health Minister Nadda reviews India’s preparedness for monkeypox

The Hindu  

With the World Health Organization declaring monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, a detailed review of developments related to monkeypox, and preparedness for it, was taken up by the Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda in a meeting with senior officials on Saturday. “In the meeting chaired by the Union Health Minister, it was decided that as a matter …

World Health Organization declares ultra-deadly monkeypox strain a public health emergency of international concern
4 months, 1 week ago

World Health Organization declares ultra-deadly monkeypox strain a public health emergency of international concern

Daily Mail  

The World Health Organization today declared an ultra-deadly strain of monkeypox a global public health emergency. The DRC is home to a densely packed population that frequently travels and moves across borders, raising the risk the new mpox strain, which is spread through physical contact, would eventually spread beyond the country. CDC officials said that the latest rise in mpox …

Monkeypox classified as Class B infectious disease
1 year, 3 months ago

Monkeypox classified as Class B infectious disease

China Daily  

China has decided to manage monkeypox as a Class B infectious disease starting from Wednesday as the country reported about 500 cases last month, including its first infections detected in women, according to health authorities. The National Health Commission said in a statement released on Friday that monkeypox used to mainly spread throughout Central Africa and West Africa, but since …

Monkeypox outbreak still an international health emergency, says WHO
2 years, 1 month ago

Monkeypox outbreak still an international health emergency, says WHO

Firstpost  

So far, more than 70,000 confirmed cases of Monkeypox have been reported in over 100 countries. Most cases have been reported among men Geneva: Monkeypox continues to meet the International Health Regulations criteria for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, said the World Health Organisation on Tuesday. “The Emergency Committee acknowledged that some progress has been made in the …

Monkeypox News: China Reports Its First Case Of Monkeypox In Chongqing City
2 years, 3 months ago

Monkeypox News: China Reports Its First Case Of Monkeypox In Chongqing City

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Chinese city of Chongqing reported one case of monkeypox virus infection in a foreign visitor on Friday, marking mainland China's first known monkeypox infection amid the recent global outbreak of the virus. According to the health commission's statement, "the case was quarantined and controlled immediately after entering Chongqing, and there was no social activity," according to health …

Another monkeypox case in Delhi: Nigerian woman tests positive
2 years, 3 months ago

Another monkeypox case in Delhi: Nigerian woman tests positive

Live Mint  

A 30-year-old Nigerian woman in Delhi has tested positive for monkeypox, according to PTI sources. According to the sources, the woman has been admitted to LNJP Hospital and a second patient suspected of having monkeypox has been admitted to the government-run hospital in Delhi. Another source stated that the suspected case, which included a Nigerian woman as well, was hospitalised …

Monkeypox vaccines: India puts emergency buying on hold for now - here’s why
2 years, 3 months ago

Monkeypox vaccines: India puts emergency buying on hold for now - here’s why

Live Mint  

According to those with knowledge of the situation, India has chosen to delay purchasing the monkeypox vaccine on an emergency basis for the time being because the number of cases reported across the nation has not increased. Serum Institute of India, one of the first organisations to express interest in bringing the monkeypox vaccine into India, put its proposal on …

Monkeypox update: Doctors warn infected people to stay away from household pets
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox update: Doctors warn infected people to stay away from household pets

Live Mint  

Amid the spread of monkeypox cases in the United States, the health officials on 16 August warned infected people to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus. The disease, which Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for months has had the advice in place as monkeypox spreads in the US, has …

Delhi records 5th monkeypox case; African-origin woman, 22, tests positive
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi records 5th monkeypox case; African-origin woman, 22, tests positive

Hindustan Times  

Delhi has recorded its fifth case of moneypox after a 22-year-old woman of African-origin, who was staying in southern part of the national capital, tested positive on Friday. Noida: The Noida District Administration built a 10-bed monkeypox ward in the Sector 39 new district hospital in Noida, Last week, the city had recorded its 4th patient when a Nigerian woman …

Delhi reports 5th monkeypox case, woman with travel history to Nigeria tests positive
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi reports 5th monkeypox case, woman with travel history to Nigeria tests positive

India Today  

Delhi on Saturday reported its fifth monkeypox patient after a woman admitted to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital tested positive. She was admitted to LNJP Hospital two days ago and her reports came out on Friday night, confirming that she was positive. With rising cases of monkeypox in the country, the Union health ministry released a list of dos …

Suspected monkeypox case in Vizag
2 years, 4 months ago

Suspected monkeypox case in Vizag

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: A suspected monkeypox case was reported in the city on Saturday, the first such case in Visakhapatnam in north coastal Andhra Pradesh after Vijayawada in July. According to the district medical and health department officials, the patient is a 23-year-old medical student of a private medical college, having a history of travelling to Hyderabad. District medical health officer K. …

Experts call for more awareness on monkeypox
2 years, 4 months ago

Experts call for more awareness on monkeypox

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Centre on Thursday held a meeting of top health experts to discuss the new evolving situation with regard to monkeypox and the need for revisiting existing guidelines on the management of the virus that has so far infected nine persons including one death. While the state governments have been asked to up vigil against monkeypox, the health experts …

Delhi reports 4th Monkeypox case, India tally goes up to 9
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi reports 4th Monkeypox case, India tally goes up to 9

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A 31-year-old woman tested positive for Monkeypox in the national capital on Wednesday, taking India's tally to nine. In the wake of an increase in the number of Monkeypox cases in the country, isolation rooms have been made operational for the treatment of such infections in three central government hospitals, according to sources. "The isolation rooms for the …

Monkeypox Cases in India: 9 cases - 4 from Delhi, 5 Kerala- so far; Vaccine in focus
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox Cases in India: 9 cases - 4 from Delhi, 5 Kerala- so far; Vaccine in focus

Hindustan Times  

Delhi has reported the fourth case of monkeypox, taking India's tally of the viral disease to nine so far. The fresh case came to light after a 31-year-old Nigerian woman tested positive for the disease, becoming the first woman in the country to be diagnosed with the viral infection. 5.As states have begun preparations to intensify surveillance and isolation of …

Delhi gets 4th monkeypox case as woman tests positive for infection
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi gets 4th monkeypox case as woman tests positive for infection

Hindustan Times  

A 31-year-old woman in Delhi tested positive for monkeypox on Wednesday, becoming the fourth person in the city, and the first woman in the country, to be diagnosed with the viral infection, officials from the Union health ministry confirmed. Delhi gets 4th monkeypox case as woman tests positive for infection. The woman, a Nigerian national who lives in Delhi, has …

Monkeypox alert : Nine cases in India so far; 25,000 globally | Top points
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox alert : Nine cases in India so far; 25,000 globally | Top points

Hindustan Times  

The number of confirmed monkeypox infections in India rose to nine after Delhi reported its fourth case on Wednesday. Monkeypox alert : Nine cases in India so far; 25,000 globally {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Here are top updates on monkeypox outbreak {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} - A 31-year-old Nigerian became the first woman in India to test positive for monkeypox. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} …

Delhi reports 4th monkeypox case, India tally at 9
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi reports 4th monkeypox case, India tally at 9

Live Mint  

Delhi on Wednesday reported its fourth monkeypox case as a 31-year-old Nigerian woman has tested positive for the virus. The ministry advised not to wash soiled linen or laundry of patients and those of non-infected persons together, and avoid public events even if you only exhibit symptoms of the disease. The 'Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease' issued by the …

Monkeypox: Centre lists dos and don’t on viral infection. Read here
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox: Centre lists dos and don’t on viral infection. Read here

Live Mint  

As India's Monkeypox infections rose to eight, the Union Health Ministry has released a list of 'Dos and Don'ts' on this rare disease.“Protect yourself from #Monkeypox. The symptoms also include lesions that usually begin within one to three days from the onset of fever, lasting for around two to four weeks, and are often described as painful. The transmission of …

Monkeypox: Health Ministry lists do's and don'ts for viral disease as India sees rise in cases
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox: Health Ministry lists do's and don'ts for viral disease as India sees rise in cases

Hindustan Times  

Monkeypox: Health Ministry lists do's and don'ts for viral disease as India sees rise in cases Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease with symptoms similar to smallpox, although with less clinical severity. Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease with symptoms similar to smallpox, although with less clinical severity. 1 / 9 The Union ministry of health on Wednesday issued dos …

Monkeypox: Health ministry lists dos and don'ts on viral disease. Read here
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox: Health ministry lists dos and don'ts on viral disease. Read here

Hindustan Times  

A day after India's tally of confirmed monkeypox cases rose to eight, with one patient each being detected in Delhi and Kerala, the Union health ministry on Wednesday released a list of dos and don'ts on the viral disease. Know what you should and should not do to avoid contracting the disease," the health ministry said in a tweet. Don't …

Kerala logs fifth monkeypox case
2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala logs fifth monkeypox case

Hindustan Times  

A 30 year-old man, who came to Kerala from UAE last month, has tested positive for monkeypox, making him the fifth case of the virus from the southern state. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Health minister Veena George on Tuesday said the man had arrived at the Calicut Airport on July 27 and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Malappuram …

Kerala logs fifth monkeypox case
2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala logs fifth monkeypox case

Hindustan Times  

A 30 year-old man, who came to Kerala from UAE last month, has tested positive for monkeypox, making him the fifth case of the virus from the southern state. Health minister Veena George on Tuesday said the man had arrived at the Calicut Airport on July 27 and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Malappuram district. The first case …

Delhi reports third case of monkeypox, first patient discharged
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi reports third case of monkeypox, first patient discharged

Hindustan Times  

Delhi on Tuesday confirmed its third monkeypox case after a 31-year-old man, who was admitted to Lok Nayak Hospital with suspected symptoms on Sunday tested positive, doctors from the Delhi government-run hospital said. Delhi reports third case of monkeypox, first patient discharged Also, the first confirmed patient of the infection, a 34-year-old west Delhi resident, was discharged from the hospital, …

Govt bolstered steps to contain monkeypox virus: Mansukh Mandaviya
2 years, 4 months ago

Govt bolstered steps to contain monkeypox virus: Mansukh Mandaviya

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research has successfully isolated the monkeypox virus and an expression of interest has been floated for scientists and research institutions for the development of a vaccine, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya told Parliament on Tuesday. “Monkeypox cases started getting reported around the world in May and the first case in India was reported …

Monkeypox outbreak: Centre tells UAE to intensify exit screening
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox outbreak: Centre tells UAE to intensify exit screening

Live Mint  

Amid the Monkeypox outbreak, the central government has written to UAE to intensify screening of the passengers so that any symptomatic person is not allowed to board flights to India to minimize the risk of disease transmission. The letter stated, "It is requested that exit screening may be further intensified to ensure persons exhibiting symptoms suggestive of Monkeypox disease are …

Monkeypox in Delhi: AAP govt sets up 70 isolation rooms across 6 hospitals
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox in Delhi: AAP govt sets up 70 isolation rooms across 6 hospitals

Live Mint  

National capital Delhi, which on Tuesday reported its third case of Monkeypox, has set up 70 isolation rooms across six hospitals to contain the virus. The Delhi government has set up twenty isolation rooms at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, while ten isolation rooms have been set up in Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital hospital and ten at Dr …

Third monkeypox case in Delhi
2 years, 4 months ago

Third monkeypox case in Delhi

The Hindu  

The 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 …

8 cases of monkeypox in India so far: minister
2 years, 4 months ago

8 cases of monkeypox in India so far: minister

Live Mint  

India has reported eight cases of monkeypox so far, the union health minister Mansukh Madaviya said on Tuesday. “The Indian Council of Medical Research has successfully isolated the monkeypox virus and an expression of interest has been floated for research institutions, vaccine and diagnostic kits manufacturers in India to take the virus strain for further research to develop a vaccine …

Delhi: These 3 private hospitals to reserve beds for monkeypox cases
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi: These 3 private hospitals to reserve beds for monkeypox cases

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government on Tuesday identified three private hospitals where monkeypox isolation wards will be created for confirmed and suspected cases. The three hospitals - MD City Hospital, Batra Hospital and Kailash Deepak Hospital - will reserve 10 beds each to manage the isolation of monkeypox cases. The first case of monkeypox in the national capital was a 34-year-old man, …

Monkeypox: As India sees rise in cases, what Adar Poonawalla said about vaccine
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox: As India sees rise in cases, what Adar Poonawalla said about vaccine

Hindustan Times  

Amid rising monkeypox cases in India, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Tuesday all preparations are underway for manufacturing a vaccine against the disease. One of the five patients in Kerala succumbed to the disease on July 30, and was confirmed as India's first monkeypox death by the state government as well as the Centre. On Monday, …

Delhi reports third case of Monkeypox
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi reports third case of Monkeypox

The Hindu  

Delhi on Tuesday reported its third confirmed case of Monkeypox. The patient is admitted in Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital and his condition is stable. In one more suspected case, a woman in her thirties, who is also an African national, was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday with similar symptoms. Delhi confirmed its first case of monkeypox on July 24, …

Eight cases of monkeypox, task force to monitor testing kit, vaccine development: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
2 years, 4 months ago

Eight cases of monkeypox, task force to monitor testing kit, vaccine development: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

The Hindu  

Eight cases of monkeypox have been reported so far in India and a national task force has been set up to monitor the development of diagnostics and vaccines, Health Minister Mansukh Madaviya said on August 2. Till date eight cases of the disease have been detected in India, out of which five have foreign travel history, the Minister of Health …

Third monkeypox case detected in Delhi; 8th in India
2 years, 4 months ago

Third monkeypox case detected in Delhi; 8th in India

Hindustan Times  

A 31-year-old Nigerian man admitted to Delhi’s Lok Nayak Hospital tested positive for monkeypox on Tuesday, the Union health ministry said and added the patient does not have any foreign travel history. “India currently has eight confirmed cases of monkeypox out of which five patients have a history of foreign travel,” Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya told Parliament on Tuesday. …

Monkeypox In Delhi: Another Nigerian Man Tests Positive, Third Case In City
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox In Delhi: Another Nigerian Man Tests Positive, Third Case In City

ABP News  

New Delhi: A 35-year-old Nigerian man with no recent history of foreign travel tested positive for the monkeypox virus on Tuesday, making it the third case in the national capital Delhi as reported by news agency PTI. Earlier, Delhi reported its second monkeypox case on Monday after a 35-year-old Nigerian man, having no recent history of foreign travel, tested positive …

Delhi reports 3rd monkeypox case, 8 in India so far
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi reports 3rd monkeypox case, 8 in India so far

Live Mint  

Another Monkeypox case has been confirmed in the national capital as a Nigerian man has tested positive for the virus. Meanwhile, a 30 year-old man, who came to Kerala from UAE last month, has tested positive for monkeypox, making him the fifth case of the virus from the southern state. The first case of monkeypox, a rare but potentially serious …

Man, 30, who returned to Kerala from UAE, tests positive for monkeypox, state's tally rises to 5
2 years, 4 months ago

Man, 30, who returned to Kerala from UAE, tests positive for monkeypox, state's tally rises to 5

Hindustan Times  

A total of five cases of monkeypox have been detected in Kerala till now, as one more person was found infected with the disease, state health minister Veena Gorge said on Tuesday. The information comes a day after the southern state reported what could possibly be India's first fatality due to monkeypox; the samples of a 22-year-old man, a UAE …

Delhi’s first monkeypox patient recovers, discharged from hospital
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi’s first monkeypox patient recovers, discharged from hospital

Live Mint  

Delhi's first monkeypox patient has been recovered after 25 days and successfully discharged from hospital, LNJP Hospital said on 2 August. Speaking to news agency ANI, Suresh Kumar, MD, LNJP Hospital, said, “We have successfully discharged the patient who was Delhi's first case of monkeypox. He went back being very healthy & happy.” LNJP Hospital is the nodal hospital in …

Second confirmed case of monkeypox in Delhi
2 years, 4 months ago

Second confirmed case of monkeypox in Delhi

The Hindu  

Delhi on Monday reported its second confirmed case of monkeypox. Admitted to LNJP The patient is admitted to the Delhi government-run Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Narayan Hospital, the nodal hospital for treatment of the infection. Sources said both the monkeypox suspects exhibited symptoms similar to the person whose sample tested positive. Delhi confirmed its first case of monkeypox on July …

Delhi reports second monkeypox case, two more isolated with suspected infection
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi reports second monkeypox case, two more isolated with suspected infection

Hindustan Times  

The capital recorded its second case of monkeypox on Monday after a 35-year-old man admitted at the city’s Lok Nayak hospital tested positive for the infection, the Union health ministry confirmed, adding that the patient had not travelled outside Delhi recently. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} “A Nigerian national has tested positive for monkeypox in Delhi,” a Union health ministry spokesperson …

Kerala govt confirms India\'s first monkeypox death
2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala govt confirms India\'s first monkeypox death

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: India on Monday reported its first monkeypox death. Following this, the Union health ministry has formed a task force to monitor the emerging situation. The Union health ministry has formed a task force to monitor the monkeypox scenario and suggest response initiatives to tackle its spread. WHO says monkeypox is a viral zoonosis — a virus transmitted to …

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