All districts have been put on high alert following the confirmation of monkeypox in a 35-year-old man, a native of Kollam district, who had flown into the capital three days ago, Health Minister Veena George said after chairing a meeting of officials here on Friday.
Five districts — Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Kottayam — had been put on special alert as the flight contacts of the patient belonged to these districts.
These people had been put on surveillance for 21 days and health workers would contact these persons twice a day to check on their health and to watch out for symptoms.
