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India is facing the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and a stroke is one of the most common ones.

Doctors have increasingly been seeing cases of stroke and heart attacks in patients who are recuperating or have recovered from Covid. In the second wave, doctors are particularly seeing a delayed presentation of these complications — sometimes up to 2 months after the patient has been discharged from hospital.

A mild bout of Covid-19 took a drastic turn for a 36-year-old Kamothe resident who suffered from a stroke and is now battling paralysis. Chandrasheka

MUMBAI: A mild bout of Covid-19 took a drastic turn for a 36-year-old Kamothe resident who suffered from a brain stroke and is now battling paralysis. Chandrashekar Reddy, father of two and the family’s main breadwinner, is barely able to sit up now after over a month. Doctors say a complete recovery could take more than six months, a second brain surgery and intensive physiotherapy. Reddy’s case, however, is not rare. Doctors have increasingly been seeing cases of stroke and heart attacks in patients who are recuperating or have recovered from Covid. In the second wave, doctors are part...

Highlights Shikha Malhotra volunteered to function as a nurse to fight the deadly novel coronavirus COVID-19 at a Mumbai hospital. She has a degree in nursing from Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi. She completed her course in 2014 before making a career in films. New Delhi: Actress Shikha Malhotra, known for starring in Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Fan' battled a life-threatening stroke and paralysis some time back. The 26-year-old survivor is currently recovering from her serious illness. In an interview with Navbharat Times, Shikha Malhotra disclosed her pa...