The patient is currently recovering at a Lok Nayak Hospital isolation facility, and the identified close contacts of the patient are being quarantined in accordance with MoHFW protocols.
Digital Desk: In light of the discovery of
the fourth case of the virus in the nation, the Directorate General of Health
Services (DGHS) is holding a high-level review conference on the monkeypox
sickness, according to a statement released on Sunday by the Union Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare.
Delhi announced its first incidence of the zoonotic
infection earlier in the day after a 31-year-old man who had no known history
of travelling abroad tested positive for the virus. The west Delhi resident is
receiving care at the publicly funded LNJP hospital.
The Union Health Ministry stated in a
statement, "A 34-year-old male Delhi resident was quarantined at Lok Nayak
Hospital due to a possible monkeypox infection. The Pune-based National
Institute of Virology (NIV) has verified the diagnosis."
The patient is currently recovering at a Lok
Nayak Hospital isolation facility, and the identified close contacts of the
patient are being quarantined in accordance with MoHFW protocols.
The ministry added, "Further public health
initiatives are being carried out, such as identification of the source of
infection, better contact tracing, testing sensitization of private
practitioners, etc."
All three of the initial cases of the virus were found in
Kerala in July.
With cases being documented in more than 70 countries,
the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its highest alert for the virus
and described the outbreak as a public health emergency of global significance.
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