Self-medication: Do not be aatam nirbhar, say docs
Experts warn against practice, say many monsoon ailments have symptoms similar to coronavirus
Self-medication is increasingly proving to be an undesirable and a possibly dangerous side effect of the ongoing pandemic. This practice has risen by almost 20-25 per cent in Mumbai, with a corresponding increase in the sale of over-the-counter medications.
Health experts have urged people to come forward and visit doctors immediately for timely treatment, instead of trying to treat themselves. They are also urging the public not to believe in bogus claims and misinformation about the disease going viral on social media.
Officials from the civic health department said there has been a spurt of fever-like illnesses across the city, but people are preferring to selfmedicate, instead of going to the hospital or consulting a doctor. “As per data, self-medication in the city has increased 25-30 per cent in the last one month. But people should understand, many symptoms can be misleading and might actually need medical attention, so, instead of being scared, they should visit a
NEW DELHI: Twelve people were killed in rain and floodrelated incidents across the country on Wednesday. The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rains in Gujarat.
While seven people died in Assam floods, four, including a pregnant woman, died in a house collapse in Uttarakhand. A farmer was killed after being struck by lightning in Maharashtra.
According to an official bulletin, 36 lakh people have been affected in 26 districts of Assam due to floods. Of the seven dead, three died in Morigaon district, two in Barpeta and one each in Sonitpur and Golaghat districts.
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority said that so far, 92 people have died in flood-related incidents. Sixty-six people died in floods and 26 were killed in landslides.
Sixty-six animals have been killed, while 117 others have been rescued in the Kaziranga National Park, the bulletin said. The deluge has also affected 35,74,170 domestic animals and poultry across the state during the last 24 hours, it added.
The IMD has predicted heavy rains in Gujarat on Thursday and issued a red alert for it. The weather department has also issued an orange colour alert for Goa.
Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely over Gujarat on Thursday, the IMD said. In UP, light to moderate rains along with thunderstorms occurred at a few places in the state.
Thunderstorms accompanied with lightning were witnessed at isolated places over the state.