AIIMS Issues Protocol For Handling Mpox Patients As Cases Rise Globally

Officials have said that no mpox case has been reported from the country at present.

The All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has issued a protocol for handling suspected mpox cases in India as the World Health Organization declares the disease as a public health emergency of international concern.  

Amid rising international cases, three Delhi government hospitals have been directed to set up isolation rooms for suspected and confirmed cases of mpox, a health department official told PTI.

The Centre had also informed the authorities in airports, ports and borders with Bangladesh and Pakistan to remain alert about incoming international passengers who show mpox symptoms, according to sources.