New Delhi: In Delhi, a 30-year-old woman from Nigeria has been found to be suffering from monkeypox.

With the arrival of this case, this is the 8th case of this infection in the city and the 13th case in the country. The woman has been admitted to a Delhi government hospital.

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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.”

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New Delhi: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya said that 8 cases of monkeypox have been reported in India so far.

He said that all possible surveillance is being carried out to prevent the spread of the disease.

Replying to questions related to monkeypox during the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Mandaviya also said that there is no need to panic or fear it as it does not spread as fast as the COVID-19 disease.

In fact, the virus spreads only after very close contact. The Health Minister said that 15 institutions in the country have been marked for testing of monkeypox virus and other institutions can also be included if required, he added.

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New Delhi: Another monkeypox patient has been found in Delhi. The patient has been admitted to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP Hospital). It is being said that the patient had recently visited a foreign country. The patient is undergoing treatment at the same hospital.

With this new patient, the number of confirmed cases of monkeypox in India has gone up to five. Three people were found infected with the virus in Kerala.

At the same time, a suspected patient is undergoing treatment in Telangana. His sample has been sent to a lab in Pune.

Earlier, the 34-year-old man, who was admitted to Delhi’s LNJP Hospital with monkeypox, had not travelled abroad but had travelled domestically. His condition is said to be stable at the moment. The suspected patient found in Telangana had recently travelled to Kuwait.

On July 20, patient complained of fever and had rashes on her body. He was then admitted to a hospital in Kamareddy district. The result of his sample from Pune is yet to come.

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