Taking cognisance of two confirmed monkeypox cases being reported in the country, Karnataka’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has recommended strict surveillance measures at airports in Bengaluru and Mangaluru. The State is likely to issue an advisory in this regard shortly.
The TAC that discussed the Centre’s monkeypox guidelines at its recent meeting has recommended that a suspected case should be shifted to designated isolation facilities - Isolation (Epidemic Diseases) Hospital at Indiranagar in Bengaluru and Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru. “Designated isolation facilities in private hospitals should be considered as per requirement,” the report said.
“Those arriving from the affected countries either directly at Bengaluru or Mangaluru airports/seaport, particularly those with a history of contact with a known case of monkeypox in the last 21 days and having one or more symptoms, should immediately report at the airports/seaports or later at the nearest government health facility,” the report said.
