Delhi man with no travel history tests positive for monkeypox

New Delhi, July 24: Delhi man with no history of foreign travel has tested positive for monkeypox virus on Sunday. This is the fourth case of the disease being reported in India.

The 34-year-old man had attended a stag party recently in Manali in Himachal Pradesh.

"1st case of #Monkeypox detected in Delhi. Patient is stable & recovering. There's no need to panic. Situation under control. We have made a separate isolation ward at LNJP. Our best team is on the case to prevent the spread & protect Delhiites," tweeted Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.

The first case of Monkeypox was 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 (@ArvindKejriwal) July 24, 2022

A resident of West Delhi, the man was admitted to the Maulana Azad Medical College Hospital here around three days ago after he showed symptoms of monkeypox. His samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune on Saturday which came out positive.

"Contact tracing process has been initiated," the REPORT said. Three cases of monkeypox had earlier been reported from Kerala.

Three cases of monkeypox had earlier been reported from Kerala.

The WHO had on Saturday declared monkeypox as a global public health emergency of international concern. Monkeypox virus is transmitted from infected animals to humans via indirect or direct contact. Human-to-human transmission can occur through direct contact with infectious skin or lesions, including face-to-face, skin-to-skin, and respiratory droplets.

Globally, over 16,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported from 75 countries and there have been five deaths so far due to the outbreak. In the WHO South-East Asia Region, besides India, one case has been detected in Thailand.