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Jaipur: Second wave is severely affecting kids, teens, say doctors | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: If you believe virus can’t affect infants, children and teenagers, you need to visit a Covid dedicated hospital.
Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (RUHS) and other Covid-19 dedicated hospitals are getting infants, children and teenagers every day with the infection. Doctors and the core team of Covid-19 care and management said that second wave active in the state since March 16 has shown that nobody is safe and immune to this variant and its spread.
TOI on Friday spoke to the physicians and doctors to know how they are responding to the need of newborns, infants, children, teenager and youngsters.
“We have three cases so far, including newborns of three days, seven days and 11 days. They are showing mild symptoms and we are treating them with medicines including paracetamol, multi-vitamins and antibiotics,” said Dr Ajeet Singh, superintendent of RUHS.
“The new variant in the second wave of Covid-19 has shown that if anybody feels that his immunity is strong and has had Covid-19 earlier can do away with the infection, he is totally wrong. The second wave has shown that negligent behaviour can be dangerous and can get you Covid-19 infection,” said Dr Sudhir Bhandari, principal and controller, SMS Medical College and head of the core team of the SMS Medical College.
So far newborns and children have not shown any deterioration in their lungs. However, teenagers and youngsters are facing severe to very severe symptoms.
“We have patients including teenagers and youngsters aged from 14 years to 26 years and they have all the symptoms. So, second wave has shown that nobody is safe if he or she is negligent. Hospitals are full so it is better to take all the precautions and minimum roaming around,” Bhandari added.
Likewise, senior doctors have also asked the gynaecologists for the pregnant woman to go for their Covid-19 tests especially the mothers who are expecting within a week or a fortnight. “Many pregnant mothers are showing symptoms and are getting tested Covid-19 positive,” said a gynaecologist at the Janana Hospital.
Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (RUHS) and other Covid-19 dedicated hospitals are getting infants, children and teenagers every day with the infection. Doctors and the core team of Covid-19 care and management said that second wave active in the state since March 16 has shown that nobody is safe and immune to this variant and its spread.
TOI on Friday spoke to the physicians and doctors to know how they are responding to the need of newborns, infants, children, teenager and youngsters.
“We have three cases so far, including newborns of three days, seven days and 11 days. They are showing mild symptoms and we are treating them with medicines including paracetamol, multi-vitamins and antibiotics,” said Dr Ajeet Singh, superintendent of RUHS.
“The new variant in the second wave of Covid-19 has shown that if anybody feels that his immunity is strong and has had Covid-19 earlier can do away with the infection, he is totally wrong. The second wave has shown that negligent behaviour can be dangerous and can get you Covid-19 infection,” said Dr Sudhir Bhandari, principal and controller, SMS Medical College and head of the core team of the SMS Medical College.
So far newborns and children have not shown any deterioration in their lungs. However, teenagers and youngsters are facing severe to very severe symptoms.
“We have patients including teenagers and youngsters aged from 14 years to 26 years and they have all the symptoms. So, second wave has shown that nobody is safe if he or she is negligent. Hospitals are full so it is better to take all the precautions and minimum roaming around,” Bhandari added.
Likewise, senior doctors have also asked the gynaecologists for the pregnant woman to go for their Covid-19 tests especially the mothers who are expecting within a week or a fortnight. “Many pregnant mothers are showing symptoms and are getting tested Covid-19 positive,” said a gynaecologist at the Janana Hospital.
