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One expert pointed out that the wearing of masks for more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic possibly weakened immune systems against common viruses.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC), the monkeypox virus can remain on blankets, couches, coffee machines, computer mouse including light switches. The CDC study claimed researchers had found the monkeypox virus on 70 per cent of "high-contact areas" twenty days after a person displayed symptoms, however, it added that no live virus was detected indicating infection risk was low.
India's national capital reported the fourth case of monkeypox on Wednesday after a Nigerian woman tested positive. On Tuesday, the Indian government had written to the WHO representative in the UAE to ensure that air passengers displaying monkeypox symptoms should not be allowed to board flights. India has so far recorded eight confirmed monkeypox cases. Also Read: Monkeypox in India
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