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
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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
