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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Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag votes in Assam polls
Guwahati (PTI): IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals’ captain Riyan Parag on Thursday cast his vote in his hometown Guwahati in the Assam Assembly elections.
The cricketer is here for the team’s matches in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium, which is the ‘second home ground’ for the Royals.
Riyan was accompanied by his parents, former first-class cricketer Parag Das and ex-national record holder swimmer Mithoo Barooah.
They cast their votes at the Lal Singh Academy polling station in Kharghuli area of the city, under New Guwahati constituency.
Riyan later shared a photograph with his parents with their inked fingers on Facebook
