4 in 10 OPD patients at Mela hospital report respiratory issues

Amidst the ongoing Mahakumbh, the Central Hospital at the mela ground has been receiving a large number of devotees, with the most common cases being upper respiratory tract infections, fever of unknown cause, fractures, stomach ailments, skin infections and cardiac distress.

- Kenneth John

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR: Amidst the ongoing Mahakumbh, the Central Hospital at the mela ground has been receiving a large number of devotees, with the most common cases being upper respiratory tract infections, fever of unknown cause, fractures, stomach ailments, skin infections and cardiac distress.

According to chief medical superintendent of Central Hospital in Mahakumbh, Dr Manoj Kaushik, four out of 10 patients arriving to the OPD complained of respiratory trouble, while two out of 10 reported cardiac distress. "Our 10-bed Intensive Cardiac Care Unit (ICCU) has remained fully occupied since the beginning of the mela, with most of the cardiac patients being elderly," he said.