The fourth case of monkeypox reports in India from Delhi

A 34-year-old man from Delhi tested positive for the monkeypox virus. He has no history of international travel, official sources said on Sunday. This is the fourth case of the disease being reported in India. The man had attended a stag party recently in Manali in Himachal Pradesh.

A resident of West Delhi, the man was admitted to the Maulana Azad Medical College Hospital here around three days ago after he showed symptoms of monkeypox. His samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune on Saturday which came out positive, the sources said. Three cases of monkeypox had earlier been reported from Kerala.