Not monkey pox, it's chicken pox for Ethiopian national in B'luru: Health Minister K Sudhakar
Bengaluru, July 31: Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Sunday said the Ethiopian national, who was suspected to have monkey pox case in Bengaluru has turned out to be a case of chicken pox.
He said all international travellers from affected countries are being screened on arrival into the State.
"A middle-aged Ethiopian citizen who had come to Bengaluru earlier this month was subjected to a monkey pox test after he was suspected to have its symptoms. His report has now confirmed that it is a case of chicken pox," Sudhakar tweeted.
"All symptomatic travellers arriving from the affected countries to Bengaluru/Mangaluru international airports are being screened, isolated and tested for fever, chills and sweat, lymph node swelling, headache, muscle ache, exhaustion, sore throat and cough, skin rashes," he said.
He is said to be a chronic kidney disease patient who came to Bengaluru from Addis Ababa on July 4 for renal transplantation.
He had been quarantined at a private hospital after he had reported symptoms similar to monkey pox.
ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಂಕಿಪಾಕ್ಸ್ ತಡೆಗಟ್ಟುವ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸೋಂಕು ಕಂಡುಬಂದಿರು ದೇಶಗಳಿಂದ ಆಗಮಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಕರನ್ನು ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಲ್ಲೇ ಜ್ವರ, ಶೀತ, ತಲೆನೋವು, ಸ್ನಾಯು ನೋವು, ಆಯಾಸ ಮತ್ತು ದುಗ್ಧರಸ ಗ್ರಂಥಿಗಳ ಊತ ಮುಂತಾದ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳ ಪತ್ತೆಗಾಗಿ ತಪಾಸಣೆ ನಡೆಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ.
— Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) July 31, 2022
2/2
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Trump says EU has until July 4 to approve last year's trade deal or it will face higher tariffs
Washington (AP): President Donald Trump has said in a social media post that goods from the European Union would face higher tariff rates if the 27-member bloc fails to approve last year's trade framework by July 4.
The announcement on Thursday appeared to be a deadline extension after the president said last Friday that EU autos would face a higher 25 per cent tariff starting this week. Trump made the updated announcement after what he described as a "great call" with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Still, the US president was displeased that the European Parliament had yet to finalize the trade arrangement reached last year, which was further complicated in February by the US Supreme Court ruling that Trump lacked the legal authority to declare an economic emergency to impose the initial tariffs used to pressure the EU into talks.
"A promise was made that the EU would deliver their side of the Deal and, as per Agreement, cut their Tariffs to ZERO!" Trump posted. "I agreed to give her until our Country's 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels."
It was unclear from the post whether Trump was implying that the tariff rates would jump on all EU goods or the increase would only apply to autos.
His latest statement indicates he might be backing away from his earlier threat on EU autos by giving the European Parliament several more weeks to approve the agreement.
Under the original terms of the framework, the US would charge a 15 per cent tax on most goods imported from the EU.
But since the Supreme Court ruling, the administration has levied a 10 per cent tariff while investigating trade imbalances and national security issues, aiming to put in new tariffs to make up for lost revenues.
