Family and friends comprise 20 high-risk contacts of the first patient who died of Monkeypox infection in India, revealed authorities in the southern state of Kerala. The deceased individual had travelled to India from the UAE on July 21st and stayed at his residence for five days until he was hospitalised for illness. Three days after he was hospitalized, he succumbed to the virus.

According to Kerala Health Minister Veena George, the 22-year-old had travelled on July 21st from the UAE and reached Kerala's Calicut airport on July 22nd. Thereafter, he went to his residence in the Thrissur district along with his friends. After staying at home for more than four days, he is said to have fallen ill and was hospitalised on July 27th.

While being treated at the private hospital in Thrissur, his condition is said to have deteriorated rapidly, following which he was put on ventilator support, and he succumbed on July 30th. According to health authorities, the patient's family had revealed to the private hospital on July 30th that the patient was already monkey pox positive, as per a pre-travel test taken in the UAE. This has raised concerns, and a probe is underway to determine what caused the delay in sharing information in that regard.

A follow-up test of this patient that was conducted in India's National Institute of Virology(NIV) has also confirmed that he was indeed monkey pox positive. On Monday, Kerala's Health Minister Veena George confirmed that the NIV test result of the deceased person had also revealed monkeypox positive.&nbsp; 
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Family and friends comprise 20 high-risk contacts of the first patient who died of Monkeypox infection in India, revealed authorities in the southern state of Kerala.

Family and friends comprise 20 high-risk contacts of the first patient who died of Monkeypox infection in India, revealed authorities in the southern state of Kerala. The deceased individual had travelled to India from the UAE on July 21st and stayed at his residence for five days until he was hospitalised for illness. Three days after he was hospitalized, he succumbed to the virus. According to Kerala Health Minister Veena George, the 22-year-old had travelled on July 21st from the UAE and reached Kerala's Calicut airport on July 22nd. Thereafter, he went to his residence in the Thrissur district along with his friends. After staying at home for more than four days, he is said to have fallen ill and was hospitalised on July 27th. While being treated at the private hospital in Thrissur, his condition is said to have deteriorated rapidly, following which he was put on ventilator support, and he succumbed on July 30th. According to health authorities, the patient's family had revealed to the private hospital on July 30th that the patient was already monkey pox positive, as per a pre-travel test taken in the UAE. This has raised concerns, and a probe is underway to determine what caused the delay in sharing information in that regard. A follow-up test of this patient that was conducted in India's National Institute of Virology(NIV) has also confirmed that he was indeed monkey pox positive. On Monday, Kerala's Health Minister Veena George confirmed that the NIV test result of the deceased person had also revealed monkeypox positive. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Two explosions rocked the majority Muslim area of the southern Philippines on Monday, few hours before elections were to begin in the country. No casualty was reported in the incident.

Two explosions rock southern Philippines ahead of election day

Virat Kohli-led team India is now on the verge of losing the&nbsp;second Test, after Kagiso Rabada dismissed Rohit Sharma on 47, the sole player on whom hopes were pinned.

The Indian batting line on Wednesday suffered some serious damage after the men in blue lost early four wickets within an hour of the start of day 5 of the&nbsp;second Test match between India and South Africa. &nbsp;

Pujara is India&#39;s fourth casualty and first of today, after he was run out for 19 runs. He is the first Indian batsman to have been run-out twice in a single Test match.

Minutes later, Parthiv Patel also departed for 19 runs off Morne Morkel.

Hardik Pandya and Ravichandran Ashwin too couldn&#39;t manage to score and establish a partnership with Rohit Sharma.

Pandya fell off for 6 while Ashwin gave away his wicket for 3 runs. &nbsp;&nbsp;

with only one wicket remaining, India&#39;s score stands at 147 for the loss of nine&nbsp;wickets after 49 overs. &nbsp;

On day 4, India&#39;s top order again failed to perform as the visitors left battling to save the second Test reduced to 35 for three at stumps.

South African debutant pacer, Lungi Ngidi struck twice to claim KL Rahul and Virat Kohli. Opener Rahul managed just 4 runs and with skipper Virat Kohli out lbw for just 5 runs.

Pujara is India's fourth casualty and first of Day 5

Virat Kohli-led team India is now on the verge of losing the second Test, after Kagiso Rabada dismissed Rohit Sharma on 47, the sole player on whom hopes were pinned. The Indian batting line on Wednesday suffered some serious damage after the men in blue lost early four wickets within an hour of the start of day 5 of the second Test match between India and South Africa. Pujara is India's fourth casualty and first of today, after he was run out for 19 runs. He is the first Indian batsman to have been run-out twice in a single Test match. Minutes later, Parthiv Patel also departed for 19 runs off Morne Morkel. Hardik Pandya and Ravichandran Ashwin too couldn't manage to score and establish a partnership with Rohit Sharma. Pandya fell off for 6 while Ashwin gave away his wicket for 3 runs. with only one wicket remaining, India's score stands at 147 for the loss of nine wickets after 49 overs. On day 4, India's top order again failed to perform as the visitors left battling to save the second Test reduced to 35 for three at stumps. South African debutant pacer, Lungi Ngidi struck twice to claim KL Rahul and Virat Kohli. Opener Rahul managed just 4 runs and with skipper Virat Kohli out lbw for just 5 runs.

India on verge of losing 2nd Test as Rabada dismisses Rohit, are 147/9 after 49 overs

A car bomb blast yesterday hit an upmarket area of Damascus housing several government buildings, Syrian state news agency SANA reported, saying there were &quot;several wounded&quot;. 
 
The explosion took place in front of a 10-storey building in the Kafar Sousse district in the southwest of the war-torn country`s capital, an AFP journalist at the scene said. 
 
Debris littered the ground, including pieces of metal apparently from the vehicle used in the blast, which the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said caused casualties, without giving details. 
 
Since Syria`s civil war erupted numerous attacks have hit Damascus, a stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad, though they have become less frequent in recent years. 
 
Kafar Sousse, home to the foreign ministry and the council of ministers, was the scene of some of the first major attacks in the Syrian conflict, when 44 people were killed and 166 wounded in two suicide bombings in December 2011. 
 
Those attacks, targeting intelligence and military security buildings, were blamed by the opposition on the government, who blamed Al-Qaeda. 
 
The district was also where Lebanese Hezbollah commander Imad Mughnieh was assassinated in 2008. 
 
Syria`s civil war has cost more than 280,000 lives and sent more than half the country`s population fleeing abroad. 
 
The increasingly complex conflict has drawn in regional and international powers and seen the rise of jihadist groups including the Islamic State. 
 
(AFP)

The bomb hit Kafar Sousse area, southwest of the capital. A Britain-based human rights group reported casualties without giving details

A car bomb blast yesterday hit an upmarket area of Damascus housing several government buildings, Syrian state news agency SANA reported, saying there were "several wounded". The explosion took place in front of a 10-storey building in the Kafar Sousse district in the southwest of the war-torn country`s capital, an AFP journalist at the scene said. Debris littered the ground, including pieces of metal apparently from the vehicle used in the blast, which the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said caused casualties, without giving details. Since Syria`s civil war erupted numerous attacks have hit Damascus, a stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad, though they have become less frequent in recent years. Kafar Sousse, home to the foreign ministry and the council of ministers, was the scene of some of the first major attacks in the Syrian conflict, when 44 people were killed and 166 wounded in two suicide bombings in December 2011. Those attacks, targeting intelligence and military security buildings, were blamed by the opposition on the government, who blamed Al-Qaeda. The district was also where Lebanese Hezbollah commander Imad Mughnieh was assassinated in 2008. Syria`s civil war has cost more than 280,000 lives and sent more than half the country`s population fleeing abroad. The increasingly complex conflict has drawn in regional and international powers and seen the rise of jihadist groups including the Islamic State. (AFP)

Car bomb blast wounds several in Damascus

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake and at least three aftershocks shook northwestern Nicaragua on Thursday night. 
 
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. 
 
The 6.1 quake struck at 9:25 PM (0325 GMT), centered 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) east of Puerto Morazan near the Honduras border at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the United States Geological Survey. 
 
It was followed by three weaker aftershocks within the next 20 minutes, USGS said. 
 
&quot;The quake was felt almost throughout the country,&quot; government spokeswoman and First Lady Rosario Murillo said, calling it &quot;unusually strong.&quot; 
 
She urged residents to stay calm, warning of the threat of more aftershocks. 
 
Puerto Morazan is about 125 kilometers northwest of the capital Managua.

An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude hit northwestern Nicaragua on Thursday night. There was no damage or casualty reported

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake and at least three aftershocks shook northwestern Nicaragua on Thursday night. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The 6.1 quake struck at 9:25 PM (0325 GMT), centered 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) east of Puerto Morazan near the Honduras border at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the United States Geological Survey. It was followed by three weaker aftershocks within the next 20 minutes, USGS said. "The quake was felt almost throughout the country," government spokeswoman and First Lady Rosario Murillo said, calling it "unusually strong." She urged residents to stay calm, warning of the threat of more aftershocks. Puerto Morazan is about 125 kilometers northwest of the capital Managua.

6.1 magnitude quake, aftershocks shake northwest Nicaragua

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