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.
Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday said the man had arrived at the Calicut Airport on July 27 and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Malappuram district. His health condition is stable, she said.
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.