Indian capital reports first monkeypox case
STORY: Indian capital reports first monkeypox case
DATELINE: July 24, 2022
LENGTH: 0:01:38
LOCATION: New Delhi
CATEGORY: HEALTH
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STORYLINE:
India reported the fourth monkeypox case, and the first case in the Indian capital of New Delhi, on Sunday.
The first three cases were reported from the southern state of Kerala, on July 14, July 18 and July 22.
The patient suffering from the disease has been admitted to a government hospital in the capital city, and is having no foreign travel history.
According to hospital sources, the patient had a fever and skin lesions, though remaining stable.
The first three monkeypox cases had a travel history, as they arrived from overseas some days before testing positive.
On Saturday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared monkeypox a global public health emergency of international concern.
According to WHO, the viral disease is transmitted from infected animals to humans via indirect or direct co
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