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Top scientist asks 'not to panic' after two Monkeypox cases in India, says
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 19 (ANI): As India reported the second case of Monkeypox in Kerala, a top scientist on Tuesday asked the citizens not to "panic" as the situation is "very much controlled" at this stage.
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Monkeypox testing begins in Kerala: State Health Minister Veena George
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 19 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday informed that the state has started Monkeypox testing at NIV Alapuzha.
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Monkeypox: Telangana Health Minister asks people to be on alert
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 18 (ANI): In the wake of two confirmed cases of Monkeypox in neighbouring Kerala, Telangana Health Minister Harish Rao on Monday asked the people to be vigilant of the virus.
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Monkeypox: Indian govt reviews health actions at international airports an
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): After India reported two monkeypox cases, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday reviewed the functioning of health screening of international travellers arriving in India at airports and ports.
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India confirms second case of Monkeypox: Here's all you need to know about
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): India reported its second case of monkeypox in Kerala's Kannur district on July 18. A 31-year-old man has contracted the infection and is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital. The first case of the monkeypox virus also originated in India on July
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India reports second confirmed Monkeypox case from Kerala
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 18 (ANI): India reported the second confirmed Monkeypox case from Kannur district on Monday, confirmed officials from Union Health Ministry and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
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Child suspected to have contracted monkeypox tests negative in Andhra
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 17 (ANI): The blood samples of the child, who was suspected to have contracted monkeypox in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada, have tested negative, said Superintendent GGH Hospital Nageshwara Rao.
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Tamil Nadu boosts health surveillance after Kerala records first monkeypox
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 16 (ANI): Tamil Nadu's Health Ministry on Saturday boosted its health surveillance at the airport after its bordering state, Kerala, reported its first case of monkeypox, confirming the viral's first case in India.
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India's first Monkeypox case: Central team arrives in Kerala
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 16 (ANI): A high-level team despatched by the Centre to Kerala following the diagnosis of monkeypox infection in the state arrived in the capital Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday.
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Monkeypox infectivity less, but can be fatal for children: Expert
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): After India reported its first case of monkeypox, experts from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday said the infectivity of the viral disease is less but it can be fatal for children.
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South-East Asia on 'alert' for monkeypox: WHO Regional Director
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 15 (ANI): WHO South-East Asia Regional Director Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh said that the region has been on alert for monkeypox and that nations have been taking steps to diagnose it quickly and prevent its spread.
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India confirms first case of monkeypox in WHO South-East Asia Region
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 15 (ANI): The first case of monkeypox in WHO South-East Asia Region has been reported from India, in a 35-year old man who arrived from the Middle East earlier this week.
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