14-Bed ward reserved at Mumbai hospital for mpox as precautionary measure

A 14-bed ward has been reserved at Seven Hills Hospital in Maharashtra's Mumbai as a precautionary measure regarding Monkeypox infection.

There is no single case of monkeypox in the Mumbai metropolitan area, however, measures were taken by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as directed by the government.

The Public Health Department of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has been coordinating with the Health Information Room of the International Airport.

The cases of monkeypox have been reported in Pakistan and Sweden. Considering the number of foreign visitors in the Mumbai metropolis, more precautions have been taken.

No case of 'monkeypox' infection has been reported in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation area yet.

Earlier on, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Prithviraj Chavan, has called for proactive measures to implement testing and quarantine facilities at Mumbai Airport in response to the global spread of the monkeypox (Mpox) virus.