INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Hyderabad: The governments, Central as well as in the states, have been for long promoting a narrative that with the case fatality ratio
being low, there is generally nothing to fear from Covid-19
Early detection is all that is required, except in some odd cases of patients with serious co-morbidities, to recover has been the
narrative appears to have worked, with people no longer really afraid of the disease
One just needs to step out to see mask-less people, with many elected representatives including ministers acting no differently.According to
several doctors who have been treating Covid-19 patients for nearly a year now, it is just a matter of time before this make-believe safety
Other than some cursory comments on post-Covid-19 recovery care, little was done to create awareness on what patients need to look out for,
Chronicle."Everyone who has recovered from Covid-19 must get themselves tested for diabetes and have a thorough examination of their lungs
after six months, which appears to be the threshold for these two diseases to begin manifesting in the survivors," the doctor said.These are
being seen on the heart, doctors said
"Blood vessels are inflamed in Covid-19 patients, which means vascular walls become thick and their inner diameter gets restricted
this means is that the heart begins to work harder than before exposure to Covid-19, resulting in increased pulse rate
It has been found that the heartbeat can swing wildly too," the doctor said, recommending that post survivors should ideally begin taking
doctor told Deccan Chronicle, adding what this means to the quality of life of the children is something he was worried to even speculate
at least on these aspects, if not the other commonly lingering effects such as fatigue, bouts of breathlessness and sore throat among other
Covid-19 symptoms, then we are looking at a health care time bomb that could well explode in the next couple of years when the
are at risk1,05,01,194: Total cases all-India (including active cases as on Jan
24).84,40,955: Potential risk of developing serious health issues in six months, 80% of all-India total.2,96,642: Total cases in TS
(including active cases as on Jan
24).2,37,313: Potential risk of developing serious health issues in six months, 80% of TS total.12,310: Children under 10 in TS vulnerable
to develop vascular diseases.
