Sources told news agency PTI that the review meeting was chaired by the Directorate General of Health Sciences (DGHS) and attended by officials from the Health ministry, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and ICMR among others.
The new patient to have tested positive for the monkeypox virus is presently recovering at a designated isolation centre at the Lok Nayak Hospital. According to the reports, the 34-year-old had attended a stag party in Manali in Himachal Pradesh recently.
A resident of West Delhi, the patient was isolated at the hospital around three days ago after he showed symptoms of the disease. A doctor at the hospital said that the patient came with a fever and had rashes on his body.
His samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune on Saturday which came out positive, Union Health Ministry officials said.
The health ministry also said that the close contacts of the man who has tested positive for the monkeypox virus have been identified and are under quarantine.
Union Health Secy, DGHS & Director NCDC conducted a meeting with joint monitoring group. Sources have told news agency ANI that states and UTs have been advised for close surveillance on the monkeypox cases in India. The Delhi government has been advised for contact tracing of the monkeypox case.
Three cases of monkeypox had earlier been reported from Kerala.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday declared monkeypox a global public health emergency of international concern.
WHAT IS MONKEYPOX VIRUS?
Monkeypox virus is transmitted from infected animals to humans via indirect or direct contact. Human-to-human transmission can occur through direct contact with infectious skin or lesions, including face-to-face, skin-to-skin, and respiratory droplets, according to the WHO.
Over 16,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported from 75 countries. At least five people have died due to the monkeypox virus outbreak.
The symptoms of the monkeypox virus are fever, rash and swollen lymph nodes and may lead to a range of medical complications.
(With ageny inputs)
