New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Uninterrupted focus on Covid-19 pandemic has sidelined another pandemic, that of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), which includes heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, chronic lung disease, and more, say experts.
NEW DELHI: Amid an exponential surge in Covid cases, Delhi government on Monday declared 14 private hospitals as full Covid facilities and increased the number of beds in other private hospitals from 50% to 60%, adding 2,060 Covid beds.
Another 593 beds were created in six government hospitals, including Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital, Burari Hospital, Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital and Ambedkar Nagar Hospital, all fully Covid hospitals.
Delhi reported 11,491 new Covid cases in the past 24 hours and the number of active cases has crossed 38,000, challenging the existing healthcare infrastructure. The situation regarding the occupancy and availability of Covid beds was assessed in a meeting chaired by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday.
Doctors share that we are in a very serious situation as people have stopped following four cardinal principles (picture for representational purposes only)
Experts say that after living with coronavirus for over a year, people have developed COVID fatigue. After months of stringent rules, when cases started reducing a few months ago, people forgot that we are still in the midst of pandemic, and began flouting norms
Passengers occupying middle seats on planes without wearing PPE kit, people going out without masks, violation of social distancing in markets and restaurants– these are frequently-seen sights now, despite the ongoing pandemic and the rising cases. Experts point out that as the second wave of coronavirus is on us, a new problem has emerged – COVID fatigue or COVID Avoidance Behaviour Syndrome. People have thrown caution to wind, under the false impression that the pandemic is nearing its end, which doctors say is a grave concern.