Reserve 10 beds in COVID Hospitals for suspected Monkeypox patients: CM Yogi Adityanath

Lucknow: During a review meeting on controlling monkeypox and COVID in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to spread awareness about monkeypox and keep at least 10 beds reserved in COVID hospitals for suspected patients of the viral disease.  

Further, he told them to remain alert and spread awareness of symptoms, treatment, and prevention of the disease according to the guidelines of WHO and the Central government.

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Further, the CM directed officials to create containment zones for pigs to check the spread of African swine flu among animals, reports the Indian Express. He stated, "In the recent past, reports of pigs dying due to the African swine flu infection have been received. A containment zone system should be implemented to check the infection's spread. The dead pigs should be disposed of as per protocols, and guidelines should be issued for this."

Further, he directed that a proposal should be made to provide financial help to those who face losses because of the African swine flu as pig farms are also a means of livelihood for many people. 

A government spokesperson stated that nearly 34 crore people have received COVID vaccination in the state, and those above 15 have received one dose of the vaccine at least. The spokesperson said, "At least 98 per cent of the adult population of UP has received two doses of the vaccine. So far, 55 lakh people in the state have taken the booster dose." The CM asked them to work for reaching the target of administering the booster dose, and stated, "All those who are eligible to get the vaccine must be given the vaccine."

Meanwhile, India has so far reported four cases of monkeypox, three from Kerala and one from Delhi. In Noida, a suspected case of monkeypox was reported from Noida but the test came out to be negative. The suspect was a 47-year-old woman who had gone to the health department on Tuesday with fever, body ache, and rashes – symptoms similar to those exhibited by monkeypox patients. Noida Chief Medical Officer Dr Sunil Kumar Sharma said, "The lab report of the suspected case reported yesterday is negative for monkeypox."

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