3 Delhi govt hosps told to set up isolation rooms for Mpox cases

New Delhi: The Delhi government has directed three of its hospitals to set up isolation rooms for management of suspected and confirmed cases of Mpox, officials said on Tuesday, even as they stressed that there were no patients detected here till now. The World Health Organisation has declared Mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in view of its prevalence and spread across many parts of Africa.

“Three Delhi government hospitals — LNJP, GTB and Baba Saheb Ambedkar — have been directed to set up isolation rooms for suspected and confirmed cases of the disease. While LNJP has been designated as the nodal facility, two other hospitals are on standby,” a senior health department official said. The Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital will have a total of 20 isolation rooms for the patients, including 10 for confirmed cases. The Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital and Baba Saheb Ambedkar will have 10 rooms each for such patients, with five rooms each in them for suspected cases. However, the official said that there was no need to panic and the government is fully prepared. “There are no cases as of now. We are fully alert and monitoring the situation,” he added.