As India reports first case of monkeypox, Southeast Asia on alert: WHO – The Tribune India


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New Delhi, July 15 The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said Southeast Asia was on alert for monkeypox with India reporting the first case from Kerala’s Kollam district. The level of risk for the region’s 11 countries including India as for the world was moderate, the global body said. The first case of monkeypox in WHO South-East Asia Region is a 35-year old man who arrived in Kerala from the Middle East earlier this week. “The region has been on alert for monkeypox. Countries have been taking measures to rapidly detect and take appropriate measures to prevent spread of...