New Delhi: The outbreak of Coronavirus is not over yet. In the midst of discussions about the third wave of Coronavirus in India, it has come to the fore that what is the reason behind such a rapid increase in the waves of infection in India. According to a report in the Lancet, high levels of chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure in India during the pandemic helped fuel waves of coronavirus in the world’s second-most populous country.
According to a Bloomberg report, the findings of one of the few large-scale studies of COVID-19 in India showed that patients from the southern district of Madurai had a higher risk of dying than those from China, Europe, South Korea, and the US. , even though 63% of those infected were asymptomatic. According to the report published in The Lancet, chronic health conditions in the community may play a big role in this.
The risk of these chronic diseases increased in this way
The growth of the middle class in India led to years of non-communicable diseases and a more sedentary and affluent lifestyle. This made them vulnerable to diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, which account for almost two-thirds of all deaths in the country. Those current conditions acted to further damage the coronavirus, increasing cases and fatalities, and potentially leading to the collapse of India’s health system.
The researchers found that the mortality rate in Covid-19 patients suffering from at least one such existing health condition or blood pressure and diabetes etc. was 5.7%, compared to 0.7 percent for healthy people. This data was taken from over 400,000 people who underwent a coronavirus test, known as RT-PCR, in Madurai from May 20 to October 31, 2020, during India’s first wave.
The researchers also pointed out that there has been a discrepancy in the registration of Covid cases and deaths in India. Some scientists believe that 50 lakh people died due to coronavirus in India.
