NEW DELHI: This is the time of the year when seasonal influenza is at its peak and swine flu is also reported widely. The coming of Covid-19 — the disease caused by novel coronavirus that exhibits symptoms similar to influenza and swine flu — has made the situation more complicated.
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Doctors are flooded with patients suffering from fever, sore throat and cough, most of which could be caused by both seasonal flu and swine flu. But now almost everyone is scared that he or she may have got Covid-19.
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The problem will get worse if the novel coronavirus infection starts spreading in the community, beyond those with a travel history to the affected countries. Only a few such cases have been reported so far, according to the Union health ministry.
“There isn’t enough data or research on the difference in symptoms in a person suffering from seasonal influenza versus those down with Covid-19. If everyone suffering from cough and sore throat comes to hospital, the system will crash,”