Kerala Monkeypox News Today

A meeting of top health experts called by the Centre on the need for revisiting existing guidelines on management of monkeypox is underway here on Thursday amid rising number of cases of the disease in the country.

Twenty people were quarantined in Kerala's Thrissur, following the death of one person with Monkeypox-like symptoms in the state, officials said on Monday.

State Health Minister Veena George initiated a high-level inquiry into the death of a youth, presenting with monkeypox-like symptoms. The youth hailed from Chavakkad Kuranjiyur in Thrissur district & tested positive in a foreign country. Monkeypox in India: Youth Dies With Monkeypox-Like Symptoms in Kerala, State Govt Orders Probe.

 According to ANI, the deceased tested positive for Monkeypox in a test conducted in a foreign country.

Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that India's first monkeypox patient has completely recovered from the infection.

A 35 year-old man, who came to Kerala from UAE earlier this month, has tested positive for monkeypox, making him the third case of the virus from the country as well as the state.

Health Minister Veena George said the Malappuram native arrived in the southern state on July 6 and was undergoing treatment at the Manjeri Medical College there.

Kerala government on Wednesday issued standard operating procedures (SOP) for isolation, sample collection and treatment of those infected with Monkeypox or showing signs of the same.

Dakshina Kannada authorities are keeping a vigil as two cases of monkeypox were confirmed in Kerala.

The youth, according to the hospital authorities, reached Kannur from a Middle East country after landing at Mangaluru airport.