ISLAMABAD — A 44-year-old man, who hails from the Gujarat district in Punjab, has tested positive for monkeypox virus or mpox after arriving in Pakistan from a gulf state marking the seventh mpox case in the country this year and the sixth since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared an emergency last month. The patient, […]
NEW DELHI — The Centre on Monday advised states and union territories to screen and test of all suspect mpox cases in the community, and identify isolation facilities in hospitals for both suspect and confirmed patients. In a letter sent to states and union territories on Monday, Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra asked them prevent […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s fight against mpox intensifies as Peshawar reported its fourth case on Sunday, prompting fears that the city could be becoming a hotspot for the virus. The latest patient, a 47-year-old man, tested positive after being isolated by Border Health Services staff on August 29. He had returned from the Gulf region, adding […]
KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA — The third case of M-Pox virus in Pakistan was confirmed at the Peshawar airport, Dawn reported on Saturday citing officials. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Health Director Dr Irshad Ali Roghani informed that another suspected patient has also been moved to a hospital. Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the recent […]