<p>New Delhi: The mpox patient admitted at LNJP Hospital here is in a stable condition, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Bharadwaj conducted a surprise inspection of the hospital to assess preparations for dealing with mpox and dengue.</p>.<p>"There is one confirmed patient of mpox at LNJP hospital. He has a travel history and it's believed that he got infected during his travel abroad," the minister said.</p>.<p>"The patient has been isolated in a separate ward. He is in a stable condition," he added.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Bharadwaj emphasised that there was no need to panic over mpox, as it spreads through contact, not through the air.</p>.<p>The Union Health Ministry on Monday said that it was an "isolated case" and there was no immediate risk to public.</p>.<p>"The individual, a young male who recently travelled from a country experiencing ongoing mpox transmission, is currently isolated at a designated tertiary care isolation facility. The patient remains clinically stable and is without any systemic illness or comorbidities," the ministry had said.</p>.Mpox virus has minimal pandemic potential, nothing to panic: OMAG.<p>The patient was admitted at the Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital on Saturday.</p>.<p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) last month declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) for the second time in view of its prevalence and spread across many parts of Africa.</p>.<p>While LNJP has been designated as the nodal facility, two other hospitals are on standby.</p>.<p>The LNJP Hospital has a total of 20 isolation rooms for the patients, including 10 for confirmed cases.</p>.<p>The Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital and Baba Saheb Ambedkar will have 10 rooms each for such patients, with five rooms each for suspected cases.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The mpox patient admitted at LNJP Hospital here is in a stable condition, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Bharadwaj conducted a surprise inspection of the hospital to assess preparations for dealing with mpox and dengue.</p>.<p>"There is one confirmed patient of mpox at LNJP hospital. He has a travel history and it's believed that he got infected during his travel abroad," the minister said.</p>.<p>"The patient has been isolated in a separate ward. He is in a stable condition," he added.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Bharadwaj emphasised that there was no need to panic over mpox, as it spreads through contact, not through the air.</p>.<p>The Union Health Ministry on Monday said that it was an "isolated case" and there was no immediate risk to public.</p>.<p>"The individual, a young male who recently travelled from a country experiencing ongoing mpox transmission, is currently isolated at a designated tertiary care isolation facility. The patient remains clinically stable and is without any systemic illness or comorbidities," the ministry had said.</p>.Mpox virus has minimal pandemic potential, nothing to panic: OMAG.<p>The patient was admitted at the Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital on Saturday.</p>.<p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) last month declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) for the second time in view of its prevalence and spread across many parts of Africa.</p>.<p>While LNJP has been designated as the nodal facility, two other hospitals are on standby.</p>.<p>The LNJP Hospital has a total of 20 isolation rooms for the patients, including 10 for confirmed cases.</p>.<p>The Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital and Baba Saheb Ambedkar will have 10 rooms each for such patients, with five rooms each for suspected cases.</p>