Doctors Seeing Protesters With Fever, Cold Every Day

As winter gathers steam in the national Capital, farmers protesting at the Delhi-Haryana (Singhu) border are increasingly reporting symptoms like cough and cold as tens of thousands continue to block Delhi's gates in protest against the three new farm laws enacted by the Centre.

- Nikita Jain

While medical camps had initially come up at multiple protest sites to treat and tend to farmers injured by law enforcement officials during their clashes, many doctors at these camps have now said that protesters are facing two major health issues.

One is fever and cold, while the other is gastrointestinal issues. A doctor at the Indian Red Cross Society’s medical camp said that they have been witnessing a major footfall of protesters complaining of headaches and a cold. “We receive about 100 to 150 patients every day who complain of cold or fever,” he added.