KATHMANDU: The number of youngsters infected with various ailments has recently increased. Dr. Prakash Raj Joshi, the chief of the District Hospital in Bajura, told reporters on Wednesday that the prevalence of pneumonia, diarrhea, and other ailments has doubled in the last four years.
In the last two weeks, he continued, 37 youngsters have been diagnosed with coronary heart disease, and the number of people being treated in hospitals has increased. In a conversation with media, the statistics of 37 children in the hospital who were suffering from pneumonia and other ailments were made public. The children had respiratory issues, diarrhea, and a fever, according to Nripraj Giri, the hospital's information officer. According to the hospital, all of the youngsters under the age of five became infected at the same time. According to Dr. Joshi, this is the first time in four years that the district has seen the most feared virus.
Thirty of those admitted have recovered and returned home, while six remain hospitalized. One of the patients has been referred to a specialist for additional treatment. According to Dr. Joshi, two of the admitted children are in critical condition. Fever, pneumonia, respiratory infections, and diarrhea have been detected in the majority of patients admitted for treatment. Some of them require oxygen treatment. A central laboratory has been dispatched to test for seasonal illness or viral fever, according to Covid-19 Information Officer Chudamani Pant. It is not a case of fever because the corona is comparable to the symptoms, even if the antigen test is negative, according to Pant, an information officer at Kovid-19 Hospital. More tests, including a probable third wave of corona, are needed, according to health officials.
The hospital advised the family to look after the majority of the children under the age of five, as it is not uncommon for them to develop the same virus and symptoms at the same time. The doctor advises that you seek medical assistance as soon as the general symptoms develop, and that you pay special attention to food, safety, and hygiene.