Corona: In both the waves more than 40 years of age, infection is more, know what the doctor of ICMR-AIIMS said

Posted on 19th Apr 2021 by rohit kumar

Because of the increasing cases of Corona in the country, Dr. Balram Bhargava, Director General of ICMR, and Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS, gave a press conference today (April 19). During this, he gave all the information about the second wave of the coronavirus, its symptoms, vaccine. Also, told what methods people should adopt to prevent corona. During this time, Amar Ujala gained much important information to address the concerns of his readers. In this report, you can find answers to every question related to Corona.

 

What are double mutants and their symptoms?

 

Dr. Bhargava said that the double mutant variant of Corona has been found in India. However, so far it has been revealed that he is not much contagious. At the moment, looking at the current symptoms, they are not very serious. The second wave of the corona has the highest number of breathlessness cases. Apart from this, there are also symptoms like dry cough, joint pain, and headache.

 

What age people are in the realm of infection?

 

According to the Director-General of ICMR, people over 40 years of age have become more infected if we look at the cases reported in both the corona waves. There is no difference between the two wave figures. In both waves, more than 70 percent of the patients were found to be more than 40 years old.

 

Remedy on remdisivir too

 

Dr. Guleria said that remdisivir is being used only as an emergency drug. People need to understand that this drug does not reduce mortality. It is being used only for hospitalized people.

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