New Delhi, August 03: In the wake of the rising cases of Monkeypox in the country, Union Health Ministry on Wednesday released a list of Dos and Don'ts to prevent the spread of Monkeypox disease. The list came a day after Kerala registered its 5th case.
Sharing an image through its official Twitter handle, the Ministry said, "Protect yourself from Monkeypox. Know what you should and should not do to avoid contracting the disease."
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, anyone can get Monkeypox, if they have had prolonged and or repeated contact with an infected individual. However, to avoid contracting the infection, the Ministry released lists of Dos and Don'ts.
Dos:- Isolate the infected person from others so that the disease does not spread.
- Use hand sanitiser, or wash your hands with a soap.
- Cover your mouth with a mask and hands with disposable gloves when close to a patient.
- Use disinfectants to sanitise the environment around you.
Don'ts:- Avoid sharing linen, beddings, clothes, towels etc. with people who have tested positive for monkeypox.
- Don't wash soiled linen or laundry of patients and those of non-infected persons, together.
-Avoid public events even if you only exhibit symptoms of the disease.
- Don't stigmatise people who have contracted the virus, and suspected patients as well. Also, don't believe any rumour or misinformation.
Out of the eight monkey cases, five have been reported from Kerala, which has also recorded a fatality due to the infection, and three from Delhi. The government has said it has set up a national task force to monitor the development of diagnostics and vaccines.