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Hypertension patients need to be more cautious of Covid: Experts
Sun, May 16 2021 19:42 IST |
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Cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes on the rise in India, warns report. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 16 : As hypertension is one of the most common comorbidity among Covid-19 patients, health experts on Sunday emphasised that they should not be worried about developing the infectious disease, but, needs to be more cautious and take adequate measures.
According to the experts, inflammation in arteries caused by Covid-19 infection is affecting the autonomic nervous system which is resulting in the fluctuation of blood pressure (BP) in such patients.
Therefore, keeping a tab on BP levels among hypertension patients is a must, said Rakesh Chugh, Senior Consultant and in charge, CTVS, Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute, ahead of the World Hypertension Day, which is observed on May 17.
Can India fully vaccinate 25 cr people by July?
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Can India fully vaccinate 25 cr people by July?. Image Source: IANS
New Delhi, April 6 : Before you go gaga over the foreign media hailing the US or the UK for fast achieving the vaccination target for their people while criticising the Indian government for its slow pace, understand the very basic fact that India has to fully vaccinate over 130 crore people (procuring with more than 260 crore double-dose jabs), unlike the US with nearly 33 crore population (and still hoarding millions of vaccines) or the UK with a paltry 6.6 crore population.
India will need to give 36.5 lakh shots per day until the end of July, in order to achieve the target of vaccinating 25 crore people with two doses.
New Delhi, March 6
While buying a new face mask to protect yourself against Covid-19 infection, make sure you go for a three-layered mask as it is more effective than single or double-layered alterna
While buying a new face mask to protect yourself against Covid-19 infection, make sure you go for a three-layered mask as it is more effective than single or double-layered alternatives, health experts emphasised on Saturday.According to the .