Delhi: Dengue a big risk in Covid times
(WorldNews India)

NEW DELHI: When Sushil Gupta (name changed) was rushed to hospital with high fever, fatigue and lack of appetite recently, doctors ran a battery of tests to diagnose the illness. The 52-year-old, they found, was suffering from both Covid and dengue. Fortunately, Gupta didn`t have any serious complication and he could be managed on an OPD-basis itself. However, co-infection is emerging as a new trend and Dr Suranjeet Chatterjee of Delhi`s Apollo hospital says it can have serious consequences. “Both are viral illnesses with no known cure. In dengue, a patient can go into shock...