On August 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared Mpox, previously known as Monkeypox, a global health emergency due to a surge in cases across Africa. The announcement came after a meeting of the UN health agency's emergency committee. Originally identified over 50 years ago in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mpox virus has been endemic in the region for decades. Recently, a new variant of the clade 1 strain, known as clade 1b, has emerged and is spreading in eastern Congo and neighboring countries that previously had no cases. Swedish authorities reported a case of the clade 1 variant on Thursday, 15th August, marking the first detection of this strain outside Africa. Despite this, they have assessed the public risk as low. Now let us understand what Mpox virus is, the symptoms and how they spread. Watch video
16 August,2024 08:11 PM IST
The sea of devotees continues to swarm Ram Mandir in Ayodhya for Ram Lalla’s darshan. Meanwhile, a unique devotee also entered the Garbhagriha of Ayodhya Ram Mandir on January 24. A monkey entered the sanctum sanctorum of the newly inaugurated Ram Mandir on Jan 24. As per Hindu belief system, the monkey is considered to be the descendent of Lord Hanuman. Monkey went near Utsav idol, and left without creating any trouble, Ram Janmabhoomi Trust said. Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust said that at around 5.50 pm a monkey entered the Garbhagriha. The interesting incident happened days after the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony of the grand temple. Lakhs of devotees thronged Ram Mandir after the gates of the temple were opened for general public.
25 January,2024 02:47 PM IST
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31 March,2011 09:54 AM ISTHave you ever seen humans and monkeys together inside hospital wards? Probably not. But in the emergency ward of the government medical college in Jammu, a monkey has occupied one of the beds scaring away patients. Video courtesy: NDTV
03 July,2012 08:10 PM ISTTwo weeks after NDTV first reported the story of monkeys strutting inside Jammu's Government Medical College Hospital, nothing seems to have changed on the ground. Mobile footage shot inside the premises show how even today monkeys roam about freely, often scaring away patients. Video courtesy: NDTV
23 July,2012 11:16 AM IST
A Goregaon resident shoots a video of two men torturing a chaimed monkey near a petrol pump in Kurla. Story & Video By (Reporter) Varun Singh, mid-day
03 May,2014 08:05 AM IST
Two monkeys have terrorised the residents of the Mahakali area in Andheri (East), stealing their potatoes and tomatoes, entering their houses and scattering their possessions. Story & video by: Ranjeet Jadhav, mid-day
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