The first case of monkeypox virus has been detected in Delhi. The patient, who has been admitted to the city’s Maulana Azad Medical College, has no history of foreign travel.
The 31-year-old man had recently attended a stag party in Himachal Pradesh’s Manali. He was admitted to hospital around three days ago with fever and skin lesions.
This is the fourth confirmed case of monkeypox virus being reported in India.