INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KOLKATA: Several private hospitals in the city have started taking guard against lung infection and pneumonia in children following an
outbreak in China that, it is being feared, may spread
The city has witnessed a spurt in respiratory illnesses since the last fortnight, largely triggered by temperature fluctuations and spike in
While the Centre has issued a set of guidelines as precautionary measures that have been adopted by the state as well, experts pointed out
that the China outbreak was unlikely to assume Covid proportions since it is still restricted to clusters and is yet to affect a large
enough number to cause an epidemic.Even as government hospitals have been asked to revert to Covid-time measures and reserve beds for
patients, private hospitals, too, are ready to follow
But it is restricted to clusters and has not affected a large swathe of the population that may threaten a trans-border transmission
clutch of viruses, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), meta-pneumo virus, rhinovirus and adenovirus are let loose during this time
AMRI Hospitals have started collecting travel history of patients with pneumonia, both at its outdoor department and from those seeking
Charnock Hospital has received around 10 children with severe pneumonia over the last three weeks
been affected and they are unlikely to travel with illness, the chances of a spread were low, according to AMRI infectious diseases
physician Sayan Chakrabarty
In the last eight days, BP Poddar Hospital has received 55 kids with respiratory illness, of whom 21 got admitted and 17 had pneumonia
Our paediatric OPD remains open for 12 hours
