India Confirms 1st Monkeypox Case

India has reported its first case of monkeypox as a man, who returned from the UAE, has tested positive for the disease in Kerala, state Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday.

The person landed at the Thiruvananthapuram airport on Tuesday and is "quite stable, with all vitals normal", she said.

The central government has sent a team, which has experts from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), to assist the state, reports NDTV.