Hiranandani Hospital Powai Upper respiratory tract infection

Dr. Swapnil Mehta, pulmonary medicine physician, Dr. LH Hiranandani Hospital, Powai in News they have witnessed a 30-40% rise in patients in their outpatient department. We are seeing an increase in the number of patients with cold, throat infections, runny nose, and sometimes fever. The rise in upper respiratory tract infections can be attributed to changes in weather leading to a surge in viral infections which at times are more severe in patients with sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma, etc. I am treating five to six patients per day with similar complaints, he said.