Delhi man with no travel history becomes India’s fourth monkeypox patient
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Delhi man with no travel history becomes India’s fourth monkeypox patient

Delhi man with no travel history becomes India’s fourth monkeypox patient

A 34-year-old man from Delhi with no history of foreign travel has tested positive for monkeypox, the first case of the virus in the Indian capital, an official source said on Sunday.


According to the source, his samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune on Saturday which came out positive. Officials said that those who came in contact of this person are being traced.


His samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune on Saturday which came out positive, the sources said. The global health body said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.


Globally, over 16,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported from 75 countries and there have been five deaths so far due to the outbreak.

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