Thiruvananthapuraam: Kerala Government has released the Standard Operating Procedures to deal with monkeypox cases in the State. State Health Minister Veena George said, the SOP includes details about collecting samples, isolation and treatment to be followed by all Government and private hospitals in the State.
Individuals with monkeypox symptoms should be treated as suspected cases if they have visited the countries with the viral disease outbreak in the past 21 days. Monkeypox will, however, be confirmed by a PCR test. Health Department has started monkeypox diagnostic testing at the National Institute of Virology in Alappuzha.
Meanwhile, the Central team which is camping in the State will today visit the Pariyaram Government Medical College in Kannur where the second infected person is undergoing treatment. Country’s first monkeypox case was confirmed in a 35-year old Kollam native who returned from the United Arab Emirates last week.
