Monkeypox in India: Govt mandates screening of foreign travellers after 2 confirmed cases

The Centre on Monday asked for a strict health screening of all foreign travellers at airports amid an increasing risk of monkeypox in the country.

As per the ministry of health & family welfare, the centre is reviewing Points of Entries (PoEs) health actions at international airports & ports.

The state, airport & port health officers are advised by the ministry to ensure health screening of all international travellers to minimize the risk of importation of Monkeypox Disease.


Moreover, there's effective coordination between state admin, bureau of immigration, airport and port health offices.

The development comes after a second Monkeypox case was reported in Kerala.

On July 15, the country reported its first Monkeypox case in Kerala. The infected person was returning from UAE to Trivandrum airport.