Government ready, alert against monkeypox: NCDC

Amid the growing concerns over monkeypox, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on July 29 said the government is ready and alert against viral disease.
According to NCDC director Dr. Sujeet Singh, 15 testing labs have been started for monkeypox infection testing all over the country. "If any suspected case arrives then we immediately conduct the test. 15 testing labs and our NCDC lab have also started doing the test. Surveillance is also going on. As per the situation, we also modify our strategy and the government is ready and alert," said Dr. Singh.