Ottawa: Canada has confirmed 1,411 cases of monkeypox, including 38 hospitalizations, the Public Health Agency of Canada said.
Of the confirmed cases, 674 are from Ontario, 521 from Quebec, 167 from British Columbia, 41 from Alberta, three from Saskatchewan, two from the Yukon, and one each from Nova Scotia, Manitoba, and New Brunswick, the health agency added on Friday.
The rollout of second doses in Canada started this week. The second dose, only for people who do not have symptoms, can be administered 28 days after the first, media reported.
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Monkeypox is a viral disease that can spread from person to person through close contact with an infected person, including through hugs, kisses, massages, or sexual intercourse, according to experts.
BRS celebrated its 23rd Foundation Day across the State, today, the party, founded as Telangana Rashtra Samithi by K.Chandrashekhar Rao and others who were strong sympathisers for the separate Telangana state in the year 2001, was renamed as BRS by transforming into a national party in 2022.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy sought the support of the CPM State unit for the Congress party in Bhongir and other parliamentary constituencies in the state.
An ISRO employee was arrested on charges of cheating a job aspirant to the tune of Rs. 20 lakhs promising a job in the organization at Kacheguda on Friday.