Monkeypox: Centre's High-Level Meet Today, 9 Cases Reported So Far

Thursday, 4 August 2022newsdesk

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.

New Delhi, 04 August 2022

As per news report of NDTV,The review meeting on Monkeypox is being held by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) - a division of the health ministry that is responsible for managing public health issues of international or national concern. The meeting is being chaired by Dr L Swasticharan, director of Emergency Medical Relief and is being attended by officials from the National Aids Control Organisation, National Centre for Disease Control and World Health Organisation (WHO) representatives. "This is a technical meeting to revisit the existing guidelines," an official was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

Source - NDTV