A 22-year-old Gulf returnee, who died in a private hospital in Thrissur on Saturday, was tested positive for monkeypox in UAE. The National Institute of Virology’s Kerala unit in Alappuzha.
Relatives of the youth from Kurinjiyur, near Chavakkad, allegedly handed over the reports to the hospital authorities only after his death.
The youth, who arrived from UAE on July 21, was admitted to the hospital only on July 27 with acute fatigue and meningitis, according to the hospital authorities. However, it was reported that he was not exhibiting any visible symptoms of monkeypox.
