Monkeypox tally rises to eight; Health Minister says work on for developing testing kits, vaccines
Millennium Post Delhi|August 03, 2022
India warns against boarding of passengers from UAE with symptoms suggestive of monkeypox
Monkeypox tally rises to eight; Health Minister says work on for developing testing kits, vaccines

NEW DELHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The monkeypox case tally in the country reached eight on Tuesday as two more patients were reported in Kerala and Delhi, prompting states to ramp up preparations to check the spread of the infection.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said a national task force has been set up to monitor the development of diagnostics and vaccines.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has successfully isolated the monkeypox virus and an expression of interest has been floated for research institutions, vaccine and diagnostic kits manufacturers in India to take the virus strain for further research to develop a vaccine in the country, he informed Rajya Sabha.

Meanwhile, Union health ministry has written to the WHO representative in the UAE to ensure that air passengers exhibiting symptoms suggestive of monkeypox disease are not allowed to board flights to minimise the risk of disease transmission. 

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