New Delhi, After confirming the death of one person in the country due to monkeypox infection, another new case has been found in the capital Delhi. Due to this the number of infected in Delhi has increased to three, while the number of its infected has reached eight in the whole country. Five infected are from Kerala. In Kerala itself, an infected died on 30 July. On August 1, it was confirmed that the man who died was infected with monkeypox. He had returned to India from the United Arab Emirates.
However, on Tuesday, the Health Minister told in the Rajya Sabha that the third case of infection has been found in Delhi. After the third case of monkeypox was reported in Delhi, the Arvind Kejriwal government has set up 70 isolation rooms in six hospitals for patients and suspected infected. Five patients infected with this virus have been found in Kerala and the total number of infected has reached eight. Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in Rajya Sabha – So far eight confirmed cases have been received. Of these, five have returned after traveling abroad, while three have got this infection from others.
Replying to questions during the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Mandaviya also briefed the members about the steps being taken to prevent the spread of the disease, develop test kits and vaccines. However, it is being told that a 35-year-old foreign national has been found infected with monkeypox in Delhi. The African-origin man had recently returned from a foreign trip and was tested positive after he was found to have symptoms. The infected patient has been admitted to LNJP Hospital in Delhi, where he is being treated under intensive surveillance.
