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Centre forms task force to monitor monkeypox virus situation in nation

Centre has formed a task force in the wake of Monkeypox cases in India to monitor and provide guidance to the government on the expansion of diagnostic facilities and to explore vaccination

No monkeypox cases in TN so far, some spreading rumours: Health Minister

Speaking to reporters here, he said people who come by road in the 13 locations and at the airports are checked for rashes on their face or in their hands.

New York City officials declare monkeypox a public health emergency

Officials in New York City have declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox virus, calling the city "the epicentre" of the outbreak

One in five people fear getting monkeypox virus in US, suggests report

In the US, about 1 in 5 of those surveyed (19 per cent) are somewhat (14 per cent) or very worried (5 per cent) about getting monkeypox in the next three months, while 81 per cent are not too worried

India's first monkeypox patient recovers, to be discharged from hospital

A Kerala man, who was India's first monkeypox patient and was being treated at the Government Medical College here, has recovered from the disease, state Health Minister Veena George said on Saturday. The 35-year old, hailing from Kollam, would be discharged later in the day, she said. As it was the first case of monkeypox in the country, tests were conducted twice at an interval of 72 hours as per the instructions of the National Institute of Virology (NIV), she said. "All samples were negative twice. The patient is physically and mentally healthy. The skin bumps are completely cured. He will be discharged today," George said. The minister also said the test results of his family members, who were in the primary contact list with him, are also negative. At present, the health condition of two other persons, who had also tested positive for the infection, remains satisfactory, the minister said, adding prevention and surveillance measures would be continued with the same vigour.

Suspected monkeypox virus case detected in Himachal, sample sent to Pune

The health condition of the person is improving as it has been 21 days since he first showed the symptoms

Covid-19 pandemic 'unprecedented', which India faced confidently, says PM

PM Modi termed the Covid-19 pandemic as 'unprecedented' and once in a century crisis and said the country faced it confidently due to its scientists and common people

India confidently faced unprecedented, once-in century Covid pandemic: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday termed the COVID-19 pandemic as 'unprecedented' and once in a century crisis and said the country faced it confidently due to its scientists and common people

Monkeypox or allergy: People rush to hospitals to check for symptoms

Hospitals in Delhi-NCR are seeing harried patients, who are developing allergies, rushing to them inquiring whether they have contracted the infection

India registers 20,409 Covid-19 infections, 47 deaths in 24 hours

India saw a marginal decline in Covid cases with 20,409 infections reported in the past 24 hours against previous day's 20,557 count

San Francisco declares state of emergency over spread of monkeypox

Officials of San Francisco, in the western US state of California, declared a state of emergency in response to the growing spread of monkeypox across the city

Amid case surge, low vaccine supply, US says monkeypox can still be beaten

The country's monkeypox outbreak can still be controlled and eliminated, US health officials said, despite rising case numbers and so-far limited vaccine supplies

Bengal's Covid positivity rate goes up to 10.42% with 1,495 new cases

West Bengal's Covid-19 positivity rate deteriorated to 10.42 per cent after 1,495 new cases were reported pushing the tally to 2,090,483

Task force to be set up to provide guidance to govt on tackling monkeypox

A task force on monkeypox will be constituted to provide guidance to the government on expansion of diagnostic facilities and explore emerging trends related to vaccination for the disease

Data story: India logs 18,313 new Covid cases, 57 deaths in 24 hours

The count of active cases across India on July 27 saw a decrease of 2,486

Wuhan locks down 1 mn residents again in an echo of Covid pandemic's start

A district on the outskirts of Wuhan has been locked down, the first time the Chinese city that saw the world's first Covid-19 lockdown has imposed such a measure since 2020

Adequate stocks: Govt says amid HIV patients' protest over drugs shortage

A group of HIV patients have been protesting before the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) office in Delhi over the shortage of anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs at government centres

Sample of 35-year-old Telangana man turns out to be negative for monkeypox

The man, who returned from abroad to Kamareddy district in Telangana, had shown symptoms of monkeypox.

Over 14 mn children in US infected with Covid since virus outbreak

More than 14 million children in the US have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic

Data story: India logs 14,830 new Covid cases, active tally at 147,512

India has so far administered 2,025,057,717 vaccine doses