The ministry has asked the states and union territories to keep a close watch on foreign travellers and Indians who have come from abroad. The ministry also advised the Delhi government for contact tracing and submit a report soon.
A 34-year-old man from Delhi with no history of foreign travel tested positive for monkeypox, taking India’s tally of cases to four and prompting the Centre to hold a high-level review meeting, the government said on Sunday.
Three cases of monkeypox was earlier reported from Kerala. The patient who is presently recovering at a designated isolation centre at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital in Delhi had attended a stag party in Manali in Himachal Pradesh recently, official sources said.
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