Monkeypox: Kejriwal asks Delhiites to 'not panic,' says 'best team is on to prevent spread'
New Delhi, July 24: After Delhi reported its first case of Monkeypox on Sunday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged people not to panic and assured them that the 'best team is on the case to prevent the spread of the virus'.
Kejriwal on Sunday said that separate isolation wards have been made at LNJP hospital for Monkeypox-infected patients.
"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," Arvind Kejriwal said on Twitter.
Notably, Delhi has reported its first case of Monkeypox in a 31-year-old man with no travel history. This is India's fourth case of viral disease and the first case without a travel history.
The patient has been admitted to Maulana Azad Medical College with fever and skin lesions. The patient's health is stable.
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Previously, cases in India were among nationals returning from the Middle East, whereas in Thailand, an international living in the country tested positive for Monkeypox.
The first case of the Monkeypox virus was identified in India on July 14 when a UAE traveller returned to Kerala. He was admitted into Thiruvananthapuram Medical College.
On July 18, India reported its second case of monkeypox in Kerala's Kannur district and the third on July 22 in the Malappuram district of 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.
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-PTC News
