Noida: Physiotherapy treatment has come to play a vital role in recovery of Covid patients. With over 200 Covid recovered patients still recouping on oxygen support in both government and private hospitals including Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) Greater Noida, Noida Covid Hospital (NCH) sector 39, Sharda hospital Greater Noida, Fortis and Yatharth etc, demand for physiotherapy treatments are on the rise. The treatments include various energy conservation techniques of breathing (active cycle of breathing techniques - ACBT) and mobilisation, autogenic and postural drainage positioning depending upon upper/lower lobe secretions and oxygen saturation, interpersonal and diaphragmatic exercise such as clapping, vibration, huffing, coughing and ambulation (ability to walk without assistance).
Noida/Ghaziabad: As the battle with Covid continues, its after-effects are increasingly becoming a cause for concern among patients.
Over the past few weeks, hospitals in Noida and Ghaziabad have been getting many calls about mucormycosis, the black fungal disease that is being reported in patients recovering from Covid.
The increasing queries have prompted Felix Hospital and the Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Noida to start teleconsultation facilities with help from the Noida Authority.
Mucormycosis is a fungal infection that mainly affects Covid patients with other health problems such as diabetes. The infection, which affects sinuses or lungs of a patient, is being increasingly seen in the second wave of the pandemic. Doctors say it is the increasing dependence on steroids that may be causing the infection. “Over the past few days, queries about ENT specialists are accounting for 15-20% of the calls. Most of the complaints are about eye and dental issues,” said Dr D
India is currently in the midst of a deadly surge of COVID-19 infections that has left the country devastated as the death toll mounts and hospitals are beyond capacity. Daily cases have crossed the record-breaking threshold of 350,000 a day. India has witnessed more than 219,000 deaths by the beginning of May, according to The New York Times, though experts are saying that the actual figures are much higher.
The country is experiencing major shortages of medical supplies like lifesaving oxygen ventilators and Indian healthcare providers are struggling to cope with the massive influx of new COVID-19 patients. In addition, misinformation is rampant in the subcontinent, as fake news stories, conspiracy theories, and unsubstantiated information continues to circulate, causing unnecessary anxiety and complicating the country’s fight against the pandemic.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the wave of COVID-19 infections in India is the result of a “perfect storm” of mass gatherings, more contagious variants and low vaccination rates.
India’s new coronavirus cases remained above 300,000 for a sixth consecutive day on Tuesday, while its armed forces have pledged urgent medical aid to help battle the staggering spike in infections overwhelming its hospitals and crematoriums.
The WHO is providing critical equipment and supplies to India, including 4,000 oxygen concentrators, which only require an energy source, WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said.
India’s death toll is now pushing towards 200,000, and hospitals that do not have enough oxygen supplies and beds are turning away coronavirus patients.