Diagnosis by NIV Pune confirms Monkeypox in Delhi resident

July 24: A 34-year-old male resident of Delhi was isolated at Lok Nayak Hospital being a suspected case of Monkeypox. A confirmation of the diagnosis has been done by National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune. The case is presently recovering at the designated isolation centre at Lok Nayak Hospital. The close contacts of the case have been identified are under quarantine as per the MoHFW guidelines.

Further, public health interventions like identification of the source of infection, enhanced contact tracing, testing sensitisation of private practitioners etc are being carried out. A high-level review of the situation has been planned by DGHS at 3 PM today.

The first case of Monkeypox was detected in Delhi. The patient is stable and recovering.

There's no need to panic. The situation is under control.

We have made a separate isolation ward at LNJP. Our best team is on the case to prevent the spread and protect Delhiites.

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 24, 2022

This is the fourth case of the disease being reported in India. Three cases of monkeypox had earlier been reported from Kerala. The World Health Organisation had on Saturday declared monkeypox as a global public health emergency of international concern.