Delhi has reported the fifth monkeypox case. Speaking to IANS, Suresh Kumar, MD, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, said that the woman tested positive for the virus on Friday 13th August, after she was admitted for showing symptoms of monkeypox.
He said that the woman is currently under observation in the hospital.
Monkeypox in Delhi
Out of the five cases in the national capital, one patient has already been discharged after recovering, while four others continue being treated in the hospital.
In the wake of the positive cases, the Delhi Government has directed three private hospitals to create at least 10 isolation rooms each for the management of monkeypox cases.
Source: IANS
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