<span style="color: #222222;">The national capital reported its fourth  confirmed case of monkeypox. With this the total number of cases has gone up to nine across the country. In view of  cases of monkeypox in India, the Central government has issued a list of dos and don'ts to avoid contracting the infection. It has said that anyone can catch monkeypox disease if they have had prolonged or repeated contact with an infected individual.<br />''<br />''In the Dos, the government has advised  isolating the infected person from others so that the disease does not spread. Use of hand sanitisers, or washing hands with soap and water, covering mouth with masks and hands with disposable gloves when close to a patient, and using disinfectants have also been suggested, while in Don'ts, the people have been advised not to share  linen, beddings, clothes, towels, among others  with people who have contracted monkeypox. tested positive for the infection.The Centre has also formed a task force in the wake of Monkeypox cases in India to monitor and provide guidance to the government on the expansion of diagnostic facilities and to explore vaccination for the infection in the country.</span><br />