There are no cases of the norovirus in the Old City, according to Dr. Anil Kumar, professor General at the Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Tropical Diseases, even though there are no Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) testing kits available to detect any cases.
 
Nobody could have predicted the extent to which the COVID-19 epidemic would spread over the globe when it was first detected. The World health Organisation (WHO) was first disregarded by the governments, but eventually they were compelled to heed its recommendations—even if it was too late.
 
Regarding the Norovirus outbreak, medical professionals in Hyderabad's Old City are certain that the illness is spreading, but the administration appears to be reluctant. "We had an adequate supply of RT-PCR kits during the COVID-19 pandemic, but currently we do not." Obtaining RT-PCR kits is unlikely unless a disease is deemed to be endemic. professor Anil noted that the norovirus is not yet classified as an endemic.
 
Despite scant testing, the government continues to reject Norovirus diagnoses, even though medical professionals from several institutions in the city describe remarkably identical symptoms.
 
Symptoms similar to Norovirus in patients: Fever Hospital
After receiving treatment for three days, Abdul Mateen, a 15-year-old nampally resident and "serial street food" eater, was released from Fever Hospital two weeks prior. His mother told india Herald that because her kid enjoyed eating street food, which is contaminated, getting him hospitalised there had become an annual event. She had nothing but gratitude for the hospital's medical services.

Another patient in the same ward (diarrhoea) with a similar reason for being hospitalised was Sridhar, 40. Since the start of the monsoon, the unit has averaged an occupancy of about 70%.
 
A hospital physician who wished to remain anonymous said that some patients were being hospitalised with symptoms of gastroenteritis brought on by a Norovirus infection.
 
The doctor was unable to provide a precise count of the instances, though. They did note that vomiting, a high temperature, and other symptoms resembling those of typical gastroenteritis cases were common in patients of the Norovirus.
 
 
 
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02/08/2024 09:05 AM