CHILDREN OVERWHELMING HOSPITALSAt the country’s largest paediatric facility, Shishu Hospital, 4,024 children were treated for cold and cough in June. In the first 20 days of August, 2,229 children were treated, 1,921 of whom (86.18 percent) had cold or fever symptoms. “They’re not showing typical fever symptoms,” he added. But if you do RT-PCR after seven days, you can detect dengue, chikungunya or even Zika,” he explained. Public health expert Mushtuq Husain said the current wave of fever may be caused by influenza, dengue or chikungunya.
