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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.

More than 16,000 cases have now been reported from 75 countries and there had been five deaths so far as a result of the outbreak.

In addition, five deaths have also been reported from Africa, he wrote on Twitter, adding that the global health agency is increasing efforts to curb the spread of the infectious disease.

According to Swaminathan, all new Covid variants in the future will be more transmissible and capable of evading immunity that can result in increased illness and hospitalisations.

The virus is one of several types of hepatitis viruses that cause inflammation and affect your liver's ability to function. 

According to executive director of the WHO Health Emergencies Program, the recent increase in the number of newly reported Covid-19 cases has been largely driven by Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, and by the lifting of public health and social measures.

On COVID-19, globally reported cases have increased nearly 30 per cent over the past two weeks. Four out of six of the WHO sub-regions saw cases increase in the last week, Ghebreyesus said at a press briefing Wednesday.

The highest level of warning by the UN health agency currently applies only to the Covid-19 pandemic and polio.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) will make announcements about the new names as soon as possible.

The highest level of warning by the global health body currently applies only to the Covid-19 pandemic, polio and Ebola.

Besides being a resource hub, the centre has achieved heights in capacity building by organising more than 50 workshops and webinars for around 3,500 program managers and academicians.