Updated Feb 25, 2021 | 10:35 IST
The trend is visible at Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital as well. There is a rise in patients with cold and cough over the last week. Bengaluru doctors warn of second Covid wave as common cold cases increase | Photo Credit: AP
Bengaluru: Doctors are saying that cold and cough incidences are increasing in the city. They are not ruling out the chances of Covid infection, although the main reason might be sudden rain and fall in temperature.
If the fever stays for over three days and is accompanied by body pain, people must get a Covid test done, according to the doctors. There has been a 10% increase in fever cases over the last week.
BBMP marshals fine a traveller for flouting Covid-19 safety rules at a bus stand in Bengaluru on Monday.
BENGALURU: To prevent further Covid-19 outbreaks and the spread of the SARS-CoV2 virus, the state health and family welfare department has decided to deploy marshals in wedding halls and other such places where crowds gather to ensure Covid-appropriate behaviour is followed.
K Sudhakar, health minister, told reporters on Monday that many people attending large gatherings have been violating health protocols like social distancing and use of masks. “I myself attended a few weddings in the recent past and people there requested me to remove my face mask. How can I do that when cases are mounting in the city,” Sudhakar asked.
Healthcare workers collect swab samples from people arriving on interstate buses in Bengaluru on Monday.
BENGALURU: Cases of flu, common cold and cough are on the rise in Bengaluru and while doctors attribute it to sudden showers and a dip in temperature, they do not rule out the possibility of Covid-19 infection.
Flu clinics in private hospitals, that were empty for the past couple of months, are seeing a spike in patients with typical Covid symptoms. Doctors say if the fever persists for more than three days and is accompanied by body pain, people must get a Covid test done. They say it is important to consult a doctor rather than resort to self-medication.