Amid the tightened security and spread of monkeypox, the Delhi airport has decided to refer the international arrivals directly to Lok Natak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital who show symptoms of the concerned virus.
According to the sources, the passengers suffering from high fever, back and join pain at the airport will immediately be sent to the isolation ward of LNJP Hospital immediately on their arrival. The ward has a special team of 20 members to deal with the patients infected with the virus.
The samples of those suspected will be sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune. While the other family members will be sent to quarantine and contact tracing of suspected patients will be done.
This all was planned in a review meeting that took place on Monday, a day after Delhi detected its first case of monkeypox. The meeting was headed by Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena.
The district authorities and officials have been asked to strictly follow the Centre’s guidelines against monkeypox.
“It is mandatory for all health facilities to notify any suspect case of monkeypox to the concerned District Surveillance Unit and must be referred and isolated at the reserved ward of Lok Nayak Hospital in coordination with District Surveillance Officers,” said the Delhi government’s DG od Health services.
A 34-year-old person, a native of West Delhi was detected as the first case of monkeypox in Delhi. He is currently as the LNJP Hospital and will minimumly take a week to fully recover from the infection.
