• After a fourth case is identified, the government organises a high-level review meeting on monkeypox

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    After a fourth case is identified, the government organises a high-level review meeting on monkeypox

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    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">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.



    mso-themecolor:text1">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.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">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."



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">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.



    mso-themecolor:text1">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."



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    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.