Mandatory for all health facilities to notify any suspect case of Monkeypox in Delhi

Delhi, July 25: After Delhi suspected first case of Monkeypox on Sunday, Delhi Government issues notice on preparedness against the disease. DGHS reiterated that, it is mandatory for all health facilities to notify any suspect case of Monkeypox to the concerned District Surveillance Unit and must be referred and isolated at the reserved ward of Lok Nayak Hospital in coordination with District Surveillance Officers. Also Read: 5 days of Parliament wasted; no meaningful discussion: Mallikarjun Kharge India has so far reported 4 cases of the disease which was recently declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation. Meanwhile, Delhi has reported its first case of Monkeypox in a 31-year-old man with no travel history, Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital informed on Sunday. Apart from this, India reported three other cases from Kerala. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday declared Monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern, looking at the expanding outbreak in more than 70 countries. Monkeypox is transmitted from one person to another by close contact with lesions, body fluids, respiratory droplets and contaminated materials such as bedding. Also Read: Children of unwed women, rape victims have fundamental rights: Kerala HC Monkeypox has a clinical appearance similar to smallpox, an orthopoxvirus infection that was eradicated globally in 1980. It frequently manifests clinically as a fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes and can cause a variety of health issues. -PTC News