Thiruvananthapuram: Minister of Health Veena George has said that help desks have been started at airports in case monkeypox has been confirmed in the state. The help desk has been started at Thiruvananthapuram, Nedumbassery, Kozhikode and Kannur International Airports.
The help desk is started to detect any symptoms and ensure expert care for those coming from abroad. These help desks are manned by trained staff. The minister also stated that isolation systems have been set up in the districts.
Apart from this, announcements will also be made in English and Malayalam at airports. People who have traveled to countries where monkeypox has been reported in the past 21 days should contact the airport help desk if they have symptoms such as fever, rash, or blisters, headache, body aches, muscle pain, sore throat, and difficulty swallowing food.
Those with symptoms should stay at home in a ventilated room for 21 days. During this period, do not come in close contact with pregnant women, children, or immunocompromised people in the house. Call Disha 104, 1056, 0471 2552056 immediately if you notice any symptoms.
The Health Department is organizing an extensive training program for 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. Training and doubt clearing will be held on Monday, July 18 from 11 am to 12 pm. Such a program has been organized for the health volunteers who interact directly with the people such as health volunteers, Asha workers, Kudumbashree workers.
The public can watch the program live through the link https://youtu.be/FC1gsr9y1BI. Doubts can also be asked along with this.
