Mumbai has seen a huge increase in the number of cold and fever patients these days. There are also long queues of people at the doctor’s private clinic. According to the doctor, OPD counters have been set up in the hospital for swine flu and Covid. Patients have started coming there. According to a report in the Times of India, at least 7 Covid or swine flu cases are coming to the fore every day in the lab of Mumbai’s renowned Breach Candy Hospital.
Usually, such patients get fever. Those whose fever has reached 102 to 103 Fahrenheit. Symptoms like body aches, chest pain and difficulty in breathing are seen. According to the doctor at Fortis Hospital, stomach flu cases have also started increasing rapidly these days.
According to BMC Health Officer Dr. Daksha Shah, the disease is increasing due to the change in weather. Due to the delay in the monsoon, humidity is increasing. In such a situation, the virus also survives in the air for a long time. According to health officials, such problems start to decrease when the rains start. Pregnant women, children and the elderly have to be extra careful during these days.
