The woman is admitted into LNJP, Delhi's nodal hospital for treatment of the disease.

 

With this the nationwide tally has reached nine - five cases from Kerala, including one death, and four cases from Delhi.

 

Meanwhile, the Union government on Wednesday also directed three Centre-run hospitals to make isolation rooms for the monkeypox cases.

 

"In the wake of rising monkeypox cases, isolation rooms have been made operational in three hospitals - Safdarjung, RML, and Lady Hardinge," said a source.

 

The Delhi government on Tuesday had directed the three private hospitals of the city to create at least 10 isolation rooms each for the management of monkeypox cases.