New Delhi, July 25 (UNI) Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Vinai Kumar Saxena reviewed the Monkeypox situation in Delhi on Monday in a meeting held with top officials of the Delhi Government.
The meeting was held with the Delhi Chief Secretary, Health Secretary, Directorate General of Health Services and other officials from the city government.
Saxena reviewed the government's preparedness to tackle the situation in terms of medical infrastructure, patient management and surveillance if an outbreak takes place.
Meanwhile, he appealed to the public to not panic and follow all the preventive measures and treatment guidelines prescribed by the Centre.
"Reviewed the Monkey Pox situation in Delhi along with CS, Secy Health, DGHS & others concerned. Was apprised of preparedness in terms of medical services, hospital infrastructure, tracing, testing, surveillance & clinical mgmt," the L-G posted on Twitter.
"Advised officials to ensure all preventive measures. I appeal to the people to not panic and follow all prescribed prevention and treatment protocols," he added.
On Sunday, Delhi reported its first case of Monkeypox in a 34-year-old man from the West District with no history of international travel. This is the fourth case of Monkeypox in the country.
The Union Health Ministry informed that the patient was admitted to Lok Nayak upon exhibiting the symptoms and was confirmed for the disease by the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Government has started its preparation to deal with the situation if the cases of Monkeypox surge in the national capital.
An isolation ward in Lok Nayak Hospital has been dedicated to manage the Monkeypox patients while the health facilities in the city have been notified to inform the respective District Surveillance Officers if they diagnose any patient exhibiting symptoms similar to the Monkeypox disease.
Dr Suresh Kumar, Director, Lok Nayak Hospital told UNI that the institute has set aside 6 beds for the ward and also trained its medical staff to manage Monkeypox patients.
"We have kept 6 beds in the ward for the treatment of suspected and confirmed Monkeylox cases. Meanwhile, about 20 healthcare workers including junior and senior doctors, and nurses have been trained to manage such patients," he said.
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