India confirms first monkeypox death

India has confirmed its first monkeypox death, a day after a youth who showed symptoms of Monkeypox died in Kerala's Thrissur, Report informs referring to Mint.

The person had tested positive in the UAE about 10 days ago but had not disclosed it to the doctors who attended to him in Kerala, state Health Minister Veena George said.

The Kerala Health Minister said that the victim was a native of Punniyoor in Thrissur. He returned from Ras Al Khaimah on July 21. He had conducted tests for Monkeypox on July 19 and 20 and both the results turned out to be positive.

His relatives handed over the results to the doctors in Thrissur only on Saturday, according to reports.

Notably, India has reported five cases of monkeypox so far, of which three cases are from Kerala, one is from Delhi and one from Andhra Pradesh's Guntur.

Following this, the central government is on an alert even as the count of infections in some other countries has risen.

NITI Aayog's member (Health) Dr VK Paul said that there is absolutely no need for any panic as the government has taken significant measures to keep the disease in check.