Kolkata: Afraid of Covid is a large number of collapses suffering from fever and other covid symptoms to look for inpatients just to test with dengue fever.
This has led to a sharp increase in the number of bloody fever patients in the hospital for the past month even when the number of Covid cases remained stable.
Almost all private hospitals have now made a mandatory dengue and malaria test for all patients treated with fever along with RT-PCR for Covid.
The majority of dengue fever patients currently admit that in hospitals have a manifestation of mild to moderate disease and will not be accepted because they are not afraid of Covid infection, said Director of Pulmonology Dhar Hospital CMRI.
“Similar symptoms encourage many people, especially parents and commorbids, to go for hospitalization without waiting for the test results even when they are fully vaccinated,” Dhar said.
The AMRI Hospital now has around 50 dengue fever patients and 55 Covid patients admit in three units.
“We have made dengue and malaria mandatory tests for all fever patients,” said CEO Amri Rupak Barua.
‘Dengue, malaria test must be for all fever patients here’ Many rush to hospitals with fever and related symptoms, fear of covid.
Most of them are testing negative for covid but positive for dengue or malaria fever.
Substantial numbers are diagnosed with only influenza.
But they prefer to stay until they recover.
We have made a mandatory dengue and malaria test for all fever patients, “said CEO of Amri Rupak Barua.
Belle Vue Clinic currently has 15 Covid cases confirmed while eight cases are allegedly tested positively for dengue fever and one for malaria is awaiting a trial report .
“the chance of the suspects tested negative for Covid and positive for dengue or malaria or negative for all remains high.
In this case, other fever patients will almost touch the positive amount of Covid, “said a doctor.
Peerless Hospital is conducting a covid and dengue / malaria test in fever patients.” Because of the similar initial symptoms, many do not take risks.
, “said CEO Sudiptop Mitra, added that some dengue patients at the hospital suffered a decline in platelets and their Covid fears turned out to be a blessing because they would not go for early hospitalization.
Ruby’s General Hospital has refused to the entry of fever unless they have tested positively with fever Bloody with a sliding platelet tested positive for dengue fever.
“Dengue patients are at home restrictions Some have severe illnesses,” said Zonal Rics R Venkatesh.
Medica Superspecialty Hospital Chairs Alok Roy said while Covid’s number in a stable hospital, many fever patients have tested bloody positive for The last two weeks.