Former Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan requests CM Eknath Shinde to establish testing and quarantine facilities at Mumbai Airport in response to the global spread of monkeypox.
Former Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan has urged current CM Eknath Shinde to establish testing and quarantine facilities at Mumbai Airport in response to the global spread of the monkeypox virus. Chavan's call comes after the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern and the virus has reached Pakistan. The Union Health Ministry has stated that no reported cases of Monkeypox have been found in India, but precautionary measures are being put in place to prevent and control its spread. The risk of a large outbreak with sustained transmission in India is currently low.
August 17, 2024
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