Centre holds high-level overview assembly on Monkeypox after studies of fourth case in nation
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NEW DELHI: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday mentioned {that a} high-level overview assembly on Monkeypox was being held by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) after studies of the fourth case of the virus within the nation.
“A 34-year-old male resident of Delhi was isolated at Lok Nayak Hospital as a suspected case of Monkeypox. A confirmation of the diagnosis has been done by the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune,” mentioned the Ministry.
The case is presently recovering on the designated isolation centre at Lok Nayak Hospital. The shut contacts of the case have been recognized are below quarantine as per the MoHFW tips, knowledgeable the govt..
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“Further public health interventions like identification of the source of infection, enhanced contact tracing, testing sensitisation of private practitioners etc are being carried out. A high-level review of the situation has been planned by DGHS at 3 pm today,” added the Ministry.
After Delhi reported the primary case of Monkeypox on Sunday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal requested folks to not panic and warranted them that the ‘finest workforce is on the case to stop the unfold of the virus’. He mentioned that separate isolation wards have been made at LNJP hospital for Monkeypox-infected sufferers.
“First case of Monkeypox detected in Delhi. The patient is stable and recovering. There’s no need to panic. The situation is under control. We have made a separate isolation ward at LNJP. Our best team is on the case to prevent the spread and protect Delhiites,” tweeted Arvind Kejriwal.
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The first case of Monkeypox virus originated in India on July 14 after a UAE traveller returned to Kerala. He has been admitted to Thiruvananthapuram medical school.
India reported its second case of monkeypox in Kerala’s Kannur district on July 18. While on July 22 India reported its third case of monkeypox in Kerala’s Malappuram district.
Earlier on Saturday, World Health Organization (WHO) declared the virus a public well being emergency of worldwide concern, wanting on the increasing monkeypox outbreak in additional than 70 nations.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mentioned, “I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern.”
ALSO READ: Zika to monkeypox: How WHO decides a worldwide well being emergency
According to World Health Organisation (WHO), monkeypox is a viral zoonotic an infection brought on by the monkeypox virus. It spreads principally from human contact.
NEW DELHI: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday mentioned {that a} high-level overview assembly on Monkeypox was being held by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) after studies of the fourth case of the virus within the nation.
“A 34-year-old male resident of Delhi was isolated at Lok Nayak Hospital as a suspected case of Monkeypox. A confirmation of the diagnosis has been done by the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune,” mentioned the Ministry.
The case is presently recovering on the designated isolation centre at Lok Nayak Hospital. The shut contacts of the case have been recognized are below quarantine as per the MoHFW tips, knowledgeable the govt..
ALSO READ: Will the monkeypox outbreak flip into one other pandemic? Here’s all that you must know
“Further public health interventions like identification of the source of infection, enhanced contact tracing, testing sensitisation of private practitioners etc are being carried out. A high-level review of the situation has been planned by DGHS at 3 pm today,” added the Ministry.
After Delhi reported the primary case of Monkeypox on Sunday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal requested folks to not panic and warranted them that the ‘finest workforce is on the case to stop the unfold of the virus’. He mentioned that separate isolation wards have been made at LNJP hospital for Monkeypox-infected sufferers.
“First case of Monkeypox detected in Delhi. The patient is stable and recovering. There’s no need to panic. The situation is under control. We have made a separate isolation ward at LNJP. Our best team is on the case to prevent the spread and protect Delhiites,” tweeted Arvind Kejriwal.
ALSO READ: 30 lesions; extreme ache for every week: A New Yorker’s expertise of monkeypox
The first case of Monkeypox virus originated in India on July 14 after a UAE traveller returned to Kerala. He has been admitted to Thiruvananthapuram medical school.
India reported its second case of monkeypox in Kerala’s Kannur district on July 18. While on July 22 India reported its third case of monkeypox in Kerala’s Malappuram district.
Earlier on Saturday, World Health Organization (WHO) declared the virus a public well being emergency of worldwide concern, wanting on the increasing monkeypox outbreak in additional than 70 nations.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mentioned, “I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern.”
ALSO READ: Zika to monkeypox: How WHO decides a worldwide well being emergency
According to World Health Organisation (WHO), monkeypox is a viral zoonotic an infection brought on by the monkeypox virus. It spreads principally from human contact.
