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Monkeypox News LIVE Updates: Govt calls meeting of top health experts today as Monkeypox cases rise
Monkeypox News LIVE Updates: The Centre has called a meeting of top health experts on Thursday regarding monkeypox, reported The Times of India. The meeting will be reportedly chaired by L Swasticharan, director of Emergency Medical Relief (EMR) — a health ministry division responsible for managing public health issues of international or national concern. Dr Pavana Murthy from the World Health Organisation (WHO) will also be present.Earlier, a 31-year-old woman tested positive for the monkeypox infection in Delhi on Wednesday, becoming the national capital's fourth case.The woman is admitted into LNJP, Delhi's nodal hospital for treatment of the disease.With this the nationwide tally has reached nine - five cases from Kerala, including one death, and four cases from Delhi.
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The Centre has called a meeting of top health experts on Thursday regarding monkeypox, reported The Times of India. The meeting will be reportedly chaired by L Swasticharan, director of Emergency Medical Relief (EMR) — a health ministry division responsible for managing public health issues of international or national concern.
