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Kerala on Monday reported a second case of Monkeypox virus. The State Health Ministry said, “the second positive case has been confirmed in Kannur District.”
A 31-year-old man who arrived in Kerala last week from Dubai has tested positive, Kerala health minister Veena George told news agency PTI.
This is the second case of monkeypox in the state as well as the country.
The minister said the patient, who arrived in Kerala on July 13, was a native of Kannur and was undergoing treatment at the Pariyaram Medical College there.
The minister also said that all those who were in close contact with the patient are being closely monitored.
