
Flu, fever cases rise as mercury dips
The Hindu
Post-COVID elderly population easily developing lung infection, says doctor
As the city shivers with a drop in temperature, fever and flu are making a comeback.
Senior consultant physician at KIMS Hospitals, K. Shivaraju says he has come across two categories of cases in the past week. The first category includes the 60 years-plus age group who are post-COVID, with asthma, and have developed lung infections, necessitating hospitalisation.
The other is the younger population complaining of cold, cough, fever, throat pain and blocked nose.

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