Airport staff have also been instructed to follow special safety precautions
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Thiruvananthapuram: A person has been put under observation in Kannur due to monkeypox symptoms. The test result of him who arrived at Kannur airport from abroad will be available within three days. The health department has also introduced extensive testing systems to check whether people are arriving from abroad with monkeypox symptoms. A special counter has been set up at the Kannur airport.
Airport staff have also been instructed to follow special safety precautions. The central team that came to Kerala to assess the situation will visit Kollam, the hometown of the infected person. The health condition of the patient under treatment at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College is satisfactory.
Meanwhile, help desks have been started at Thiruvananthapuram, Nedumbassery, Kozhikode and Kannur International Airports as part of the Covid prevention activities. The help desk has been started to detect any symptoms and ensure expert care for those coming from abroad. The minister also stated that isolation systems have been set up in the districts.
Apart from this, announcements in English and Malayalam will also be made at the airports. Those who have traveled to countries where monkeypox has been reported in the past 21 days are advised to contact the airport help desk if they have symptoms such as fever, body lumps or blisters, headache, body aches, muscle pain, sore throat, and difficulty in swallowing food.
Those with symptoms should stay at home in a ventilated room for 21 days. During this period, it is also advised not to be in close contact with pregnant women, children or people with low immunity. If you notice any symptoms, call Disha 104, 1056, 0471 2552056 immediately.
Health Department with training programme
The Health Department is also organizing an extensive training program on monkeypox prevention. A training program was organized for more than 1200 government and private sector doctors. Apart from this, training is provided to doctors in private hospitals, private practitioners and doctors in the field of AYUSH in collaboration with IMA.
Training is also being organized for the employees of the local institutions with the cooperation of the health department. There will be training and doubt clearing on Monday, July 18 from 11 am to 12 pm. The program has been organized for the health volunteers who directly interact with the people such as health volunteers, Asha workers, Kudumbashree workers. Public can watch the program live and ask questions through the link https://youtu.be/FC1gsr9y1BI.
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