Monkeypox in India: Key do’s and don’ts from Health Ministry to curb Mpox spreadThe Indian government has issued an advisory to States and Union Territories on preventing and controlling Mpox, also known as monkeypox. K...
27 Sep, 2024, 02.20 PM IST
Mpox is not the new COVID, says WHO official; Here's what you need to know about different monkey pox strainsA WHO official stated that mpox, irrespective of the strain, is manageable and not comparable to COVID-19. Hans Kluge urged collaborative e...
24 Sep, 2024, 07.47 AM IST
Mpox patient at LNJP hospital stable, no need to panic: Delhi Minister Saurabh BharadwajDelhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj confirmed that the mpox patient at LNJP Hospital is stable. The 26-year-old, with a travel history,...
10 Sep, 2024, 01.51 PM IST
Centre confirms first Mpox case in India, says no widespread riskThe government has confirmed India's first case of Monkeypox, identified as a travel-related infection. The patient, a young male who recen...
10 Sep, 2024, 12.26 AM IST
India's mpox case 'isolated', not caused by new strainIndia has confirmed an isolated mpox case in a person returning from abroad, but it is not the new Clade 1b strain causing the global healt...
09 Sep, 2024, 08.14 PM IST
Health Ministry advisory asks states to intensify screening and contact tracing to prevent outbreakMpox Alert in India: The Union Health Ministry has issued an advisory to states and union territories following a suspected Mpox case in De...
09 Sep, 2024, 04.04 PM IST
India reports first suspected case of Mpox: Symptoms, transmission and WHO norms on vaccinationIndia's health ministry has identified a suspected Mpox case in a young male who recently traveled from an outbreak area. The patient is st...
09 Sep, 2024, 09.18 AM IST
Suspected mpox case under probe in India, no cause for alarm, says govtA man who recently travelled from a country with mpox transmission has been identified as a suspected case, according to the Union health m...
08 Sep, 2024, 04.59 PM IST
Mpox virus mutating very fast, scientists finding hard to track the new strain: What you need to knowMpox virus Updates: A new strain of the mpox virus, clade Ib, has emerged from Congo, evolving quickly and spreading rapidly among humans. ...
27 Aug, 2024, 04.54 PM IST
Mpox symptoms and transmission explained as India on high alert with designated hospitals and more testing centresIndia's Union Health Ministry directed increased vigilance at international airports and land ports to detect Mpox symptoms among incoming ...
26 Aug, 2024, 01.23 PM IST
India prepares for Mpox outbreak: Health Ministry issues guidelines for airports and hospitalsThe Union Health Ministry has asked airports and land ports to be alert for Mpox symptoms in international travelers. Three hospitals in Ne...
26 Aug, 2024, 12.05 PM IST
Mpox 'not the new Covid', says WHOThe WHO emphasized that the mpox outbreak is different from Covid-19, highlighting that existing knowledge and response measures can contro...
20 Aug, 2024, 07.58 PM IST
Monkey Pox becomes a global threat: Is India at risk and what is the current status?India is monitoring the Mpox situation closely after the World Health Organization's declaration of the disease as a public health emergenc...
20 Aug, 2024, 12.35 PM IST
PM Modi monitoring Mpox status; meeting takes stock of preparednessPrime Minister Narendra Modi has been monitoring the Mpox situation with no current cases in the country. A high-level meeting assessed the...
19 Aug, 2024, 12.36 AM IST
High-level meeting to review preparedness for Mpox held in DelhiIt may be noted the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in view of...
18 Aug, 2024, 09.36 PM IST
WHO calls for increased surveillance, sharing of data, vaccines to combat monkeypox outbreakThe WHO Director-General called for global collaboration after Sweden confirmed the first case of a more contagious monkeypox variant outsi...
17 Aug, 2024, 10.59 AM IST
A new form of mpox that may spread more easily found in Congo's biggest outbreakSince January, Congo has reported more than 4,500 suspected mpox cases and nearly 300 deaths, numbers that have roughly tripled from the sa...
02 May, 2024, 10.52 AM IST