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In total, some 41600 infections and 12 deaths have been reported to the WHO from 96 countries since the beginning of the year.

Earlier a monkeypox outbreak in the US was linked to prairie pet dogs, but no human to animal transmission was reported.

In almost every country, the gap between rich and poor is getting wider and the global cost of living crisis is driving more people into poverty, Tedros said.

The foreign national was admitted two days ago to the LNJP hospital which has been designated by the government as the nodal hospital for treatment of the infection.

At the time, five monkeypox-related deaths were reported from Africa.

In order to deal with the situation, Odisha government has already decided to keep a tab on foreign returnees as part of its measures to contain its spread. 

The WHO has issued several advisory for people to reduce the transmission of the virus from suggesting gay men at risk to reduce sexual partners to people with symptoms to adopt social distancing. Small children, pregnant women are also are greater risk due to the disease.

Currently, the premier health institute is prepared with a separate isolation ward and four ICU beds for the virus.

While mass vaccination is not recommended at this time, the WHO recommends vaccine for those exposed to someone with monkeypox and those at high risk of exposure including health workers and lab workers as well as those with multiple sexual partners.

At a press briefing in Geneva, Lewis said that "right strategies in the right groups" are key to contain the outbreak.

More severe cases could become apparent if the virus spreads to more immunologically vulnerable groups like young children, pregnant women and the immunocompromised, Smallwood was quoted as saying.

The nation has set up specialised sites to identify cases and a laboratory where test results are available within 24 hours, he said.

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Archana Srivastava sent Dr Sarfaraz from the district hospital to Bidhuna to collect the samples.

A resident of West Delhi, the patient was isolated at the Hospital around three days ago after he showed symptoms of the disease.

Though the risk of monkeypox globally and in the Region is moderate, the potential of its further international spread is real.