New Delhi: A woman in Delhi has been found to be infected with monkeypox. Official said a 31-year-old Nigerian woman has come positive. The official said she is the first woman in the country to have been confirmed with monkeypox infection.
Sources said the woman has fever and has wounds in her hand, and has been admitted to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital.
Her sample was sent for testing and the infection was confirmed on Wednesday.
Monkeypox has been confirmed in four people in the national capital so far. Five cases have been reported in Kerala and 9 people have been infected with monkeypox. So far, one patient each has been discharged from hospitals in Delhi and Kerala. Meanwhile, one person has died of the infection in Kerala.
Advice from the Ministry of Health
Amid rising cases of monkeypox, the Union Health Ministry today released a list related to ‘do’s’ and ‘don’ts’ to avoid the pandemic.
The ministry said that the infected person should be kept away from other persons to avoid infection. Apart from this, the use of hand sanitizers, washing hands with soap and water, wearing masks and wearing gloves are some of the measures that can be used to avoid the disease, it said.
The ministry said sharing of handkerchiefs, beds, clothes, towels and other items with people who have been found to be infected should be avoided.
It also advised patients and non-infected individuals not to wash dirty clothes together and avoid going to public events. The ministry said, “Do not discriminate against infected and suspected patients. Don’t believe any rumors or misinformation.”