Fifth Monkeypox Case Reported In Delhi; Admitted To LNJP Hospital

New Delhi: The fifth case of monkeypox has been reported in the national capital on Saturday as a 22-year-old African woman tested positive for the infection.

She has been admitted to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital. The woman had travelled to Nigeria a month ago.

She was admitted to LNJP Hospital two days ago and her reports came out on Friday night, confirming that she was positive. She is the second woman in the national capital to contract the infection.

With rising cases of monkeypox in the country, the Union health ministry released a list of dos and don’ts to avoid contracting the disease. It also underlined that anyone can catch the virus if they have had prolonged or repeated contact with an infected individual.