Updated On: 25 July, 2022 07:45 PM IST | Chennai | IANS
In Kerala, all the three confirmed cases of monkeypox were people who reached the state from Gulf countries. With a huge Tamil diaspora working in several countries, the Health Department wants to ensure that the people who are reaching the state are properly screened.

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The Tamil Nadu Police and Health Department have heightened the surveillance at international airports in the state after monkeypox cases surfaced in Kerala and New Delhi.
The Health Department has set up surveillance teams at all four airports in the state to screen passengers who are reaching the state from international destinations.