Two suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad on Wednesday. The samples of suspected patients have been sent to National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune for confirmation.
Another suspected monkeypox case was reported in UP's Noida as well.
This comes just days after Delhi reported its first monkeypox case. The patient, who has been admitted to the city's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, had no history of foreign travel.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation has declared monkeypox a public health emergency after cases were reported in 75 countries and territories.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "The global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern."
Dr Tedros pointed out that a month after an Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations was convened to assess whether the multi-country monkeypox outbreak represented a public health emergency of international concern, the outbreak has continued to grow, and there are now more than 16,000 reported cases from 75 countries and territories, and five deaths.
(With inputs from Mayank Gaur)