SE Asia on alert for Monkeypox: WHO


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SE Asia on alert for Monkeypox: WHO National By E2India Last updated Jul 15, 2022 6 0 New Delhi, July 15 (FN Bureau) The South East Asia (SEA) Region of the World Health Organisation(WHO) raised alarm on Friday following the reporting of the first case of Monkeypox in India. “The Region has been on alert for monkeypox. Countries have been taking measures to rapidly detect and take appropriate measures to prevent the spread of monkeypox,” Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO SEA, said via a statement. The case in India is also the first in the SEA region. The...