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The meeting is currently underway. The development comes on the back of rising monkeypox cases in the country. India has reported nine cases of the disease including one death so far.  

The woman has fever and skin lesions and is admitted to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital, sources said, adding her samples were sent for testing and the results came positive on Wednesday.

The experts deliberated on the need to revisit existing guidelines on the management of monkeypox amid the rising number of cases of the disease in the country.

A high-level meeting is taking place in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare over the rising cases of Monkeypox in the country. India has so far reported nine cases of monkeypox including one death.

"A national task force on monkeypox disease has been constituted to monitor the development of diagnostics and vaccines for the management of monkeypox disease," Mandaviya told the Rajya Sabha.

With this new monkeypox case being reported in Delhi, Indias total tally has reached 9. 

The Kerala Health Minister had Sunday revealed that the youth had tested positive for monkeypox in the UAE before he reached the state on July 22.