Delhi logs 5th case of Monkeypox; patient has no recent travel history
New Delhi, August 13: The national capital has reported its fifth case of Monkeypox, Medical Director of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital Dr Suresh Kumar informed on Saturday.
A 22-year-old woman, with no recent travel history, tested positive on Friday. She is currently under observation in the hospital.
"One patient has been admitted in LNJP and her sample tested positive, at present 4 patients are admitted and one has been discharged. Total of five cases of Monkeypox has been reported in Delhi. She came positive yesterday. Team of doctors are treating her," Dr Kumar said.
Though the patient has no recent travel history, she had travelled one month ago.
Delhi reported its first case of monkeypox on July 24 this year. Incidentally, a day after, Monekypox was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organisation.
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The central government had issued a slew of guidelines to curb the virus's spread in India, including those at the country's entry points.
International passengers have been warned to avoid coming into contact with sick people, dead or live wild animals, and others.
India logged its first case of monkeypox in India from Kerala's Kollam district on July 14.
World Health Organisation says that monkeypox is a viral zoonosis (a virus transmitted to humans from animals), with symptoms similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients, although it is clinically less severe.
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-PTC News with ANI inputs
