As India confirms fourth case of monkeypox, should we be worried?
Fp Explainers • 3 years agoIndia has reported four cases of monkeypox in just 11 days. After reporting its first case from Kerala on 14 July, the fourth infection was recorded on Sunday after a 34-year-old-man from Delhi with no travel history tested positive. How is the virus spreading and can it become a COVID-like scare?
Monkeypox: Centre to hold high-level review meeting today
• 3 years agoThe first case of Monkeypox virus originated in India on 14 July after a UAE traveller returned to Kerala. He has been admitted to Thiruvananthapuram medical college
Health Ministry issues guidelines for the management of Monkeypox
• 3 years agoThe health ministry listed out points for the general masses to avoid the contradiction of the disease
Surveillance, rapid identification, isolation: Centre issues guidelines on monkeypox
• 3 years agoAll the clinical specimens should be transported to the apex laboratory of ICMR-NIV (Pune) routed through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) network of the respective district or state
How prepared is India for a monkeypox outbreak as world sees 92 cases?
Fp Explainers • 3 years agoAs monkeypox cases spread across the world — the US, UK, Spain, Israel have all reported infections — the Centre has asked states to be more vigilant and keep an eye on people having a history of travel to the affected countries. Some cities have also set up isolation centres