The government clarified that 'Tomato Flu' is a viral disease and although it has symptoms similar to other viral infections such as fever, fatigue, body aches, skin rashes and the virus is not related to SARS-CoV-2, monkeypox, dengue and/or chikungunya.
Tomato flu is a case of children experiencing undiagnosed and unidentified fever. According to media reports, it is still not clear whether Tomato Fever is a viral fever or is an after-effect of chikungunya or dengue fever.