Mpox patient at LNJP Hosp stable, no need to panic: Bharadwaj

The mpox patient admitted to the LNJP Hospital here is in stable condition, Delhi Health minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Tuesday.

The mpox patient admitted to the LNJP Hospital here is in stable condition, Delhi Health minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Tuesday.

Bharadwaj conducted a surprise inspection at the hospital earlier in the day to assess its preparations for dealing with cases of mpox and dengue.

“There is one confirmed patient of mpox at LNJP hospital. He has a travel history and it is believed that he got infected during his travel abroad,” the minister said.

“The patient has been isolated in a separate ward. He is in a stable condition,” he added.

The 26-year-old patient, a resident of Haryana’s Hisar, has only genital ulcers and skin rashes but no fever, a health department official said. The patient was kept in the disaster management ward of the hospital, according to a statement from the health department.