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Centre Forms Task Force To Monitor Monkeypox Cases In India
On the day, i.e., Sunday, when India recorded the first monkeypox death, the Centre formed the task force to monitor monkeypox cases in India.
New Delhi: On the day, i.e., Sunday, when India recorded the first monkeypox death, the Centre formed the task force to monitor monkeypox cases in India. The team will be headed by Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog and its members include the Secretary of Union Health Ministry, Pharma and Biotech, said the sources.
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Earlier, a 22-year-old man who tested positive for the monkeypox virus died in Kerala’s Thrissur on Saturday making it the first recorded death due to the monkeypox virus in India. The deceased had tested positive for monkeypox in another country, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said.
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